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What If a Movie Called IF Found an Audience?
Critics were mostly ho-hum about "If," but it's a sneakily powerful dream-logic movie
Critics were mostly ho-hum about "If," but it's a sneakily powerful dream-logic movie
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming, including Beast, Bullet Train, and Top Gun: Maverick.
The latest and greatest on streaming and Blu-ray, including A Quiet Place, Part II, La Piscine, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, and Cat O' Nine Tails.
Sarah Knight Adamson reports from Santa Monica, CA on the winners and speeches at last weekend's Critics' Choice Awards.
Matt writes: One of our Far Flung Correspondents at RogerEbert.com, Omer Mozaffar, served as a consultant on the widely publicized Amazon Prime series, "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan," and shared his experiences with us in a must-read essay. Nick Allen penned an enthusiastic review of the show, while Brian Tallerico reported on the 4K Blu-ray releases of past films in the franchise, where the role of Jack Ryan went to Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Chris Pine (he's played in the show by John Krasinski).
A look back at the five movies featuring Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, recently released in a 4K Blu-ray box set.
A report from Comic-Con's "Jack Ryan" VR experience and sneak peak at the first episode, in anticipation of the new Amazon series.
A report from Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival about two opening night films, "Just a Breath Away" and "Nightmare Cinema."
Matt writes: The 20th anniversary of Ebertfest will kick off tomorrow, April 18th, and run through Sunday, April 22nd, at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Illinois. Andrew Davis' classic edge-of-your-seat thriller, "The Fugitive," will open the festival, which features other beloved titles including "American Splendor" and "The Big Lebowski," as well as such trailblazing filmmakers as Ava DuVernay, Julie Dash, Amma Asante, Martha Coolidge and many more.
“A Quiet Place” is John Krasinski’s breakthrough as a triple-threat entertainer, but it’s been a long time coming.
Matt writes: In honor of last weekend's crowd-pleasing hit, "Black Panther," the eagerly anticipated Marvel blockbuster helmed by "Creed" director Ryan Coogler, we have gathered three articles about the picture that is sure to delight fans of all ages. First up are Nell Minow's in-depth interviews with Coogler as well as costume designer Ruth Carter. We also have a beautiful four-star review penned by our critic Odie Henderson, who writes, “The numerous battle sequences that are staples of the genre are present, but they float on the surface of a deep ocean of character development and attention to details both grandiose and minute.”
Matt writes: With Thanksgiving in the rearview mirror, this year's awards season is already in full swing, with various titles vying for Oscar consideration. At RogerEbert.com, we recently reported on the nominees for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which has often proven to be an indicator of Academy favorites. Jordan Peele's "Get Out" emerged as a frontrunner (alongside Luca Guadagnino's "Call Me By Your Name"), and also received numerous nominations from the NAACP Image Awards.
Marie writes: For those unaware, it seems our intrepid leader, the Grand Poobah, has been struck by some dirty rotten luck..."This will be boring. I'll make it short. I have a slight and nearly invisible hairline fracture involving my left femur. I didn't fall. I didn't break it. It just sort of...happened to itself." - Roger
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Marie writes: It's no secret that most Corporations are evil - or at the very least, suck big time. And while I have no actual proof, I'm fairly certain there is a special level of Dante's Hell reserved just for them. (Map of Dante's Hell.)That being the case, when my younger brother Paul wrote me about a cool project sponsored by Volkswagen, I was understandably wary and ready to denounce it sight-unseen as self-serving Corporate shyte. As luck would have it however, I was blessed at birth with curiosity and which got the better of me and why I took a look. For what I found was nothing less than extraordinary....
Marie writes: It's that time of the year again! The Toronto International Film Festival is set to run September 6 - 16, 2012. Tickets selection began August 23rd. Single tickets on sale Sept 2, 2012. For more info visit TIFF's website.
