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Interviews
Their Show Was the Gateway: Matt Singer on His New Book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
An interview with author Matt Singer about his new book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.
An interview with author Matt Singer about his new book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.
A report on various highlights, including the major prize-winners, at the 2023 Indy Shorts International Film Festival.
A tribute to one of the most important cinematographers of all time.
A collection of reviews that our writers thought of when considering Roger Ebert's belief that film is an empathy machine.
An interview with the writers, directors, and stars of Something in the Dirt.
On three documentaries that premiered at NYFF, including one by Martin Scorsese.
An article detailing various highlights at the 2022 BendFilm Festival.
Glenn Kenny digs deeper into the ethics of a new documentary about Albert Speer, now updated twice, once with a response from the film's director Vanessa Lapa, and also with a reply from Andrew Birkin in response to Vanessa Lapa's letter.
Our monthly series spotlights a new short film by Caitlyn Greene.
An excerpt from the new book from Seventh Row Publishing.
A special Thumbnails paying tribute to filmmaker Gregory Nava and his 1997 biopic, "Selena."
A feature about an Oscar shortlisted film about music and race.
Matt writes: In light of the anti-racism protests that have swept our nation, triggered by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, it is a perfect time to revisit Spike Lee's 1992 masterpiece, "Malcolm X." In addition to Roger Ebert's four-star review of the epic film, as well as his interviews with Lee and the film's star, Denzel Washington, be sure to read the new essay penned by our Far Flung Correspondent, Omer M. Mozaffar, in which he hails the movie as a "timeless sermon."
An article about Stephen Apkon and Andrew Young's 2016 documentary "Disturbing the Peace" screening online for free at 12pm CST today.
A dispatch from the True/False festival about three features, including Khalik Allah's IWOW: I Walk on Water.
Matt writes: Over this past Fourth of July weekend, we were saddened to learn of the passing of an enormously influential icon in the Chicago film community, Milos Stehlik (1949-2019), co-founder of Facets Multimedia, who passed away on Saturday at age 70. Chaz Ebert hailed him as one of cinema's biggest advocates and humanitarians.
A tribute to Milos Stehlik, Chicago film icon.
Why we chose 13 reviews about empathy, compassion, kindness, and understanding for 2019's Day4Empathy.
Reviews from Sundance of three films from dramatic or documentary premiere categories.
Chaz Ebert reveals her list of movies from 2018 to see before awards season 2019.
An in-depth look at what's playing this month at the Chicago International Film Festival.
A dispatch from the New York Film Festival on two documentaries and two revivals of film noir classics.
On two quirky documentaries from TIFF 2018.
A report from the Venice Film Festival on the latest from directors Brady Corbet, S. Craig Zahler, and Julian Schnabel.
An article about Steve James, the American Film Institute's 2018 Guggenheim Honoree .