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There is Always a Different Story to Discover: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Curator Ryan Linkof

The newLucas Museum of Narrative Art is a dazzling collection of art that tells stories, featuring iconic images like Norman Rockwell’s painting of

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Everything for Someone: San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Part 2

San Diego Comic-Con always has a few up-to-the-minute costumes (like someone dressed as Cyclospora lettuce), and a few looks especially popular among a

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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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