Roger Ebert’s Best and Worst Alien Movies
Steven Spielberg’s fourth film about alien encounters is “Disclosure Day,” following “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “War of the Worlds,” and “Close Encounters of the
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Shuffling and Whittling and Experimenting: Austin Keeling and Lam T. Nguyen on Editing the Told-on-Screens Film “Mercy”
In “Mercy,” Chris Pratt plays a police detective accused of murdering his wife. It takes place in the future, when the judicial system
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Highlights of Roger Ebert on Black Filmmakers for Black History Month
Roger Ebert was a champion of independent films, and he was never more enthusiastic than discovering a new filmmaker with a fresh perspective.
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Remote-Droppers and Jeff Bridges: Nick Digilio on His Book About 40 Years Reviewing Movies | Interviews
Nick Digilio has been a movie critic for 40 years, for many of those years on WGN radio, now with a popular podcast
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A Multifaceted Conversation About Faith: Rian Johnson on “Wake Up Dead Man” | Interviews
Master detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) solves intricate murder puzzles in writer/director Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” movies, but each pays tribute to a
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Felt More than Heard: Nathan Johnson on Composing his Third “Knives Out” Movie, “Wake Up Dead Man” | Interviews
Nathan Johnson composed the score for Rian Johnson’s three “Knives Out” mysteries, but with each one, they start from scratch. While the character
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Adaptation is About Subtraction: James Vanderbilt on “Nuremberg” | Interviews
After World War II, US Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson led an effort to create judicial proceedings to try the leaders of
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The 11 Best Body-Swap Movies, Ranked | Features
Who hasn’t at least once fantasized about switching lives with someone who, from a distance, seems to have a more comfortable, secure, happier
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SDCC 2025: Celebrating ALL the Popular Arts | Festivals & Awards
“Cease and desist!” A “lawyer” in an ACME t-shirt yelled up at the “Coyote vs. Acme” panel in the biggest room at San
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A Chicago Star: A Conversation with Michael Madsen | Interviews
Ed. Note: This interview was originally published on MovieMom.com in April 2012 and is being republished here in honor of Michael Madsen. Michael