Ebertfest 2015 is almost upon us! In preparation for the festival scheduled from Wednesday, April 15th through Sunday, April 19th at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, IL, RogerEbert.com is pleased…

Looking back on my coverage of years past, it looks like the first day of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is usually an overcast, gray day. This year was…

Opening today at an indie art house near me: WHILE WE'RE YOUNG (Dir. Noah Baumbach, 2015) “We were just 25. I mean, we weren’t, but you know,” 44-year old Josh…

READ MORE: Domhnall Gleeson on 'Ex Machina' and Why 'Star Wars' Hasn't Been Overwhelming Modern technology has a tendency to induce excitement and anxiety in equal measures. In an era…

My review of Insurgent can be found at the Third Way Cafe website: http://www.thirdway.com/MM/?Page=8146_The+Divergent+Series{81a086e50adc416cb06a533df9c9a0c5cefc9698f6906c0f4cbe2e77960b337a}3A+InsurgentWhile this series continues to provide some thought-provoking ideas, the second film is a step down from…

Opening today at a indie art house near me: MERCHANTS OF DOUBT (Dir. Robert Kenner, 2015) Robert Kenner’s follow-up to FOOD, INC., the new documentary MERCHANTS OF DOUBT opening today…

Charlie Chaplin’s “The Tramp” was released to the public through Essanay Studios on April 12th, 1915, 100 years ago this weekend. This short film was a milestone for both Chaplin…

Depending on where you sit, this movie’s a draw for very different reasons. From the mainstream perspective, two words: Kristen Stewart. The young actor, who catapulted to worldwide fame in…

After squirming through the all-too-accurately-titled “The Longest Ride,” I think I have finally cracked the code on what makes these increasingly cockamamie films based on Nicholas Sparks novels tick.They might…

After yesterday's debut of the first trailer for "True Detective" season 2, everything else feels from HBO feels a bit anti-climactic. At least for the moment. So forgive me if…

Last weekend, the word surfaced that Warner Bros. was angling for Phil Lord and Chris Miller to direct their upcoming DC Comics universe movie "The Flash." And why not? The…

READ MORE: 2015 Emmy Predictions: Best Comedy Series Ever since Lucille Ball thrust her first name into iconic status on "I Love Lucy" (and later basically had it trademarked via…

At last, a science-fiction film that’s more about ideas than explosive visual effects. Alex Garland, the novelist-turned-screenwriter of such films as 28 Days Later, Sunshine, and Never Let Me Go...

This is a reprint of our review from the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. You know all those red carpet gala events where celebrities wear clothes that cost more than the…

Tomorrow, the 18th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will kick off at the Carolina Theatre, and the Marriott Convention Center, in downtown Durham, N.C., so I’m gearing up for…

Now playing at a multiplex near you: FURIOUS 7 (Dir. James Wan 2015) Up until recently, I hadn’t seen any of the FAST AND THE FURIOUS movies. So, not wanting…

Furious 7 is another solid Fast and the Furious installment – one that (flaws aside) provides a nice farewell to star Paul Walker. Furious 7 (or Furious Seven) picks up…

Disney’s latest fairytale, which is raking it in at the box office (so you just know that lots more are coming) is a live action version of their animated Cinderella.…