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My thoughts on the first volume of the final season of Stranger Things. www.rogerebert.com/streaming/st...
“Stranger Things” Sets Up Its Endgame with Quartet of New Episodes | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
While these four episodes stumble a bit in terms of pacing and urgency, especially early on, they end on such a satisfying, long-awaited note that fans who have literally grown up watching this show a...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
My thoughts on the first volume of the final season of Stranger Things. www.rogerebert.com/streaming/st...
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Enjoyed this love triangle meets DEFENDING YOUR LIFE riff that imagines purgatory like a never-ending convention advertising a number of afterlife options. Would recommend ETERNITY for a bit of post-feast escapism.
“ETERNITY takes a simple premise of a person forced to choose between two prospective suitors and elaborates the concept with clever world-building and emotional relationship dynamics,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social.
Eternity movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
“Eternity” may as well be a small slice of heaven on earth: a good time at the movies.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Enjoyed this love triangle meets DEFENDING YOUR LIFE riff that imagines purgatory like a never-ending convention advertising a number of afterlife options. Would recommend ETERNITY for a bit of post-feast escapism.
“TEENAGE WASTELAND offers its own kind of victory: Their investigation, however incomplete, was nonetheless formative for these kids, who turn out to be quite all right,” writes @clintworthing.bsky.social about Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’ new doc:
Teenage Wasteland movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
An intriguing doc that juggles '90s nostalgia with an optimism for student journalism that avoids over-sentimentality.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“TEENAGE WASTELAND offers its own kind of victory: Their investigation, however incomplete, was nonetheless formative for these kids, who turn out to be quite all right,” writes @clintworthing.bsky.social about Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’ new doc:
"By fashioning a kinetic work that pulls together references and sources from Black literature, music, politics, and meme culture, BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS stands as a seismic intellectual awakening,” writes @812filmreviews.com.
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
The rich, multi-faceted feature directorial debut from Kahlil Joseph is an immersion into Blackness.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"By fashioning a kinetic work that pulls together references and sources from Black literature, music, politics, and meme culture, BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS stands as a seismic intellectual awakening,” writes @812filmreviews.com.
“ETERNITY takes a simple premise of a person forced to choose between two prospective suitors and elaborates the concept with clever world-building and emotional relationship dynamics,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social.
Eternity movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
“Eternity” may as well be a small slice of heaven on earth: a good time at the movies.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“ETERNITY takes a simple premise of a person forced to choose between two prospective suitors and elaborates the concept with clever world-building and emotional relationship dynamics,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social.
"The craft on display alone is enough to bring a tear to your eye,” writes @christylemire.bsky.social about Chloé Zhao’s transcendent HAMNET.
Hamnet movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
The craft on display alone is enough to bring a tear to your eye.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"The craft on display alone is enough to bring a tear to your eye,” writes @christylemire.bsky.social about Chloé Zhao’s transcendent HAMNET.
"If you’re willing to bend with the story, THE SECRET AGENT will take you places movies rarely go,” writes @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film, which "doesn’t feel made, but extracted from a dreaming mind.”
The Secret Agent movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
This is one of the year’s best films, and one of the most distinctive.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"If you’re willing to bend with the story, THE SECRET AGENT will take you places movies rarely go,” writes @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film, which "doesn’t feel made, but extracted from a dreaming mind.”
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"'BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions'—the rich, multi-faceted feature directorial debut from Kahlil Joseph—is an immersion into Blackness."
My four-star review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
My four-star review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
The rich, multi-faceted feature directorial debut from Kahlil Joseph is an immersion into Blackness.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"'BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions'—the rich, multi-faceted feature directorial debut from Kahlil Joseph—is an immersion into Blackness."
My four-star review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
My four-star review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
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If you're looking to spend your Thanksgiving with an easy-on-the-eyes journalism doc, consider TEENAGE WASTELAND, which feels like SPOTLIGHT meets THE BREAKFAST CLUB and goes down easy as pumpkin pie. For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/teen...
Teenage Wasteland movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
An intriguing doc that juggles '90s nostalgia with an optimism for student journalism that avoids over-sentimentality.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you're looking to spend your Thanksgiving with an easy-on-the-eyes journalism doc, consider TEENAGE WASTELAND, which feels like SPOTLIGHT meets THE BREAKFAST CLUB and goes down easy as pumpkin pie. For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/teen...
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A week ago I was in Tallinn, Estonia watching movies and meeting cool people!
Here's some highlights, for @ebertvoices.bsky.social:
Here's some highlights, for @ebertvoices.bsky.social:
Reflections on the 2025 Tailinn Black Nights Film Festival | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
A recounting of time spent at the Estonian film festival.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A week ago I was in Tallinn, Estonia watching movies and meeting cool people!
Here's some highlights, for @ebertvoices.bsky.social:
Here's some highlights, for @ebertvoices.bsky.social:
"It’s an ambitious delight, a movie that doesn’t divide the faithful from the heretic but reminds them of their common needs,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social about Rian Johnson’s divine whodunit, WAKE UP DEAD MAN.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
It’s an ambitious delight, a movie that doesn’t divide the faithful from the heretic but reminds them of their common needs.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"It’s an ambitious delight, a movie that doesn’t divide the faithful from the heretic but reminds them of their common needs,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social about Rian Johnson’s divine whodunit, WAKE UP DEAD MAN.
“DISPATCH is an enthralling game throughout its entire eight-episode run. … It’s a lot like watching a Netflix series, but it also smartly incorporates its gameplay mechanics into the narrative,” writes George Yang.
Dispatch Review: Telltale's Latest is a Superhero Triumph
“Dispatch” not only saves the day but also may save Telltale’s entire legacy.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“DISPATCH is an enthralling game throughout its entire eight-episode run. … It’s a lot like watching a Netflix series, but it also smartly incorporates its gameplay mechanics into the narrative,” writes George Yang.
"The truth as we know it is over. A lot of that has to do with the decline of journalism."
@812filmreviews.com spoke with director Kleber Mendonça Filho and star Wagner Moura about THE SECRET AGENT, the importance of journalism, censorship, and the road to their long awaited collaboration.
@812filmreviews.com spoke with director Kleber Mendonça Filho and star Wagner Moura about THE SECRET AGENT, the importance of journalism, censorship, and the road to their long awaited collaboration.
No Good Deed Will Go Unpunished: Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura on "The Secret Agent" | Features | Roger Ebert
We speak to the writer/director and star of this year's Cannes favorite about censorship, artistic collaboration, and more.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"The truth as we know it is over. A lot of that has to do with the decline of journalism."
@812filmreviews.com spoke with director Kleber Mendonça Filho and star Wagner Moura about THE SECRET AGENT, the importance of journalism, censorship, and the road to their long awaited collaboration.
@812filmreviews.com spoke with director Kleber Mendonça Filho and star Wagner Moura about THE SECRET AGENT, the importance of journalism, censorship, and the road to their long awaited collaboration.
“THE SHUFFLE is a breezy, entertaining documentary directed, produced, and edited with smooth skill and efficiency by Jeff Cameron,” writes Richard Roeper.
The Shuffle Review: HBO Sports Doc Spins Novelty Short Into Gold
The 40-minute running time feels just right.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“THE SHUFFLE is a breezy, entertaining documentary directed, produced, and edited with smooth skill and efficiency by Jeff Cameron,” writes Richard Roeper.
"In an age where queerness in cinema is a bit more accepted … Kier’s proud embrace of his queerness as outsiderness, whether as a mad scientist, a lonely hustler, or even a vampire, makes him feel like a pioneer,” writes @clintworthing.bsky.social in his tribute to Udo Kier.
Swan Song: Udo Kier (1944-2025) | Tributes | Roger Ebert
A tribute to the prolific character actor, who played vampires and Nazis and outcasts until the age of 81.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"In an age where queerness in cinema is a bit more accepted … Kier’s proud embrace of his queerness as outsiderness, whether as a mad scientist, a lonely hustler, or even a vampire, makes him feel like a pioneer,” writes @clintworthing.bsky.social in his tribute to Udo Kier.
“ZOOTOPIA 2 is pure delight, every bit as exciting and heartwarming and imaginative as the Oscar-winning original and maybe even funnier,” writes @nellminow.bsky.social:
Zootopia 2 movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
Every bit as exciting and heartwarming and imaginative as the Oscar-winning original and maybe even funnier.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
“ZOOTOPIA 2 is pure delight, every bit as exciting and heartwarming and imaginative as the Oscar-winning original and maybe even funnier,” writes @nellminow.bsky.social:
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"Kleber used to say: I’m only going to give you the script, and if you read the script and you don’t like it, then you’re a fucking asshole."
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social , I spoke with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura about THE SECRET AGENT!!!
Read: www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social , I spoke with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura about THE SECRET AGENT!!!
Read: www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Kleber used to say: I’m only going to give you the script, and if you read the script and you don’t like it, then you’re a fucking asshole."
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social , I spoke with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura about THE SECRET AGENT!!!
Read: www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social , I spoke with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura about THE SECRET AGENT!!!
Read: www.rogerebert.com/features/the...
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"In an age where queerness in cinema is a bit more accepted, Kier’s proud embrace of his queerness as outsiderness, whether as a mad scientist, a lonely hustler, or even a vampire, makes him feel like a pioneer."
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social I paid tribute to Udo:
www.rogerebert.com/tributes/swa...
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social I paid tribute to Udo:
www.rogerebert.com/tributes/swa...
Swan Song: Udo Kier (1944-2025) | Tributes | Roger Ebert
A tribute to the prolific character actor, who played vampires and Nazis and outcasts until the age of 81.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"In an age where queerness in cinema is a bit more accepted, Kier’s proud embrace of his queerness as outsiderness, whether as a mad scientist, a lonely hustler, or even a vampire, makes him feel like a pioneer."
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social I paid tribute to Udo:
www.rogerebert.com/tributes/swa...
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social I paid tribute to Udo:
www.rogerebert.com/tributes/swa...
“In a KNIVES OUT movie, you’re never going to have a five-minute scene where the music takes over … the challenge is how do I, assist the emotion and the engine."
@nellminow.bsky.social speaks with Nathan Johnson, the composer of WAKE UP DEAD MAN.
@nellminow.bsky.social speaks with Nathan Johnson, the composer of WAKE UP DEAD MAN.
Felt More than Heard: Nathan Johnson on Composing his Third "Knives Out" Movie, "Wake Up Dead Man" | Interviews | Roger Ebert
Nathan Johnson composed the score for Rian Johnson’s three “Knives Out” mysteries, but with each one they start from scratch. While the character of master
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November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“In a KNIVES OUT movie, you’re never going to have a five-minute scene where the music takes over … the challenge is how do I, assist the emotion and the engine."
@nellminow.bsky.social speaks with Nathan Johnson, the composer of WAKE UP DEAD MAN.
@nellminow.bsky.social speaks with Nathan Johnson, the composer of WAKE UP DEAD MAN.
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Today is also the great Boris Karloff's birthday, which is the excuse I'm going with for reposting my piece from 2021 for @ebertvoices.bsky.social on the horror films of Val Lewton!
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Death is Good: The Horror Films of Val Lewton | Features | Roger Ebert
Bill Ryan celebrates the nine horror films that Val Lewton produced for RKO between 1942 and 1946, like The Seventh Victim and Cat People.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today is also the great Boris Karloff's birthday, which is the excuse I'm going with for reposting my piece from 2021 for @ebertvoices.bsky.social on the horror films of Val Lewton!
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I’d also recommend reading Richard Roeper’s @ebertvoices.bsky.social review of RENTAL FAMILY where he writes:
“This is a beautiful and contemplative film, with lovely messaging and a couple of sly twists.”
“This is a beautiful and contemplative film, with lovely messaging and a couple of sly twists.”
Rental Family Review: Brendan Fraser, Gentle Giant in Japan
This is a beautiful and contemplative film, with lovely messaging and a couple of sly twists.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’d also recommend reading Richard Roeper’s @ebertvoices.bsky.social review of RENTAL FAMILY where he writes:
“This is a beautiful and contemplative film, with lovely messaging and a couple of sly twists.”
“This is a beautiful and contemplative film, with lovely messaging and a couple of sly twists.”
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Oh no! I wrote a review of my favorite Udo performance for you at @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
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Swan Song movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert
Swan Song is an instance where I absolutely loved the character, but disliked how his story was ultimately told.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Oh no! I wrote a review of my favorite Udo performance for you at @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/swan...
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"What I remember about Roger and Gene talking up MY DINNER WITH ANDRE was the excitement of discovery,” writes Michael Philips in his reflection.
My Dinner with Gene & Roger | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert
A Chicago critic remembers the Chicago critics who changed everything.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"What I remember about Roger and Gene talking up MY DINNER WITH ANDRE was the excitement of discovery,” writes Michael Philips in his reflection.
"Once you start watching it, you will be hooked,” promises @petersob13.bsky.social about Wong Kar-wai’s thirty episode series, BLOSSOMS SHANGAI. Streaming now on the Criterion channel with three new episodes dropping every week:
Wong Kar-wai's Gorgeous, Captivating "Blossoms Shanghai" Arrives on the Criterion Channel | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
Wong Kar-wai's Blossoms Shanghai is finally here. It was worth the wait.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Once you start watching it, you will be hooked,” promises @petersob13.bsky.social about Wong Kar-wai’s thirty episode series, BLOSSOMS SHANGAI. Streaming now on the Criterion channel with three new episodes dropping every week: