Edgar Wright’s career is full of high-energy tributes to the contents of his bookshelves, like zombie movies (“Shaun of the Dead”), action flicks (“Hot Fuzz”), giallo horror (his upcoming “Last Night in Soho”), and more. But the closest that Edgar Wright has c... More »
We are pleased to offer an excerpt from the latest issue of the online magazine, Bright Wall/Dark Room. The theme for their June issue is ‘”Best Laid Plans” and, in addition to this piece by Cody Benjamin on “Moneyball,” features new essays on “The Empire Stri... More »
Chicago’s Doc10 has quickly become one of the most interesting film events in the Midwest, a highly curated selection of ten non-fiction films. The producers of this festival not only have a remarkably high standard but have a clear purpose when it comes to as... More »
Released 25 years ago this week, John Sayles’ “Lone Star” is the director’s best film and the most wide-ranging and sophisticated drama ever set in Texas. And it is the movie that best understands how Texans mythologize and lie about themselves, and how the ly... More »
Today is indeed a day of Jubilee as the nation recognizes the historical importance of Juneteenth. We can no longer shut the door on the past. We must bring it to light so that the healing can begin… On Thursday, June 17th, 2021, in the East Room of the White... More »
I went to law school to become a business lawyer. In fact, the law was supposed to be my appetizer en route to me becoming a business tycoon—like Sam Walton and Oprah. But a course called “Child, Parent, State” got in the way. My instructor was phenomenal and ... More »
In 2015, while Lateef Calloway was working on developing a feature film and directing a stage play, he was fortunate to meet the descendants of Sojourner Truth, who live in Battle Creek, Michigan. Lateef’s life would change forever after those meetings. Sojour... More »
Dear Thumbs Up Man, Wherever you are in the universe, it’s likely you are either sitting in a theater enthralled by a moving picture or you and Gene Siskel are having a friendly, yet heated discourse about the best film of all time. Whichever the case, you sho... More »
The third virtual panel for Black Writers Week premieres Juneteenth, Saturday, June 19th, 2021, at 9 am CT/7 am PT on The RogerEbert.com YouTube page. The panel is entitled “The Evolution of Afrofuturism: Black Power, Black Love, Black Superheroes and Magic,” ... More »
The second virtual panel for Black Writers Week premieres Friday, June 18th, at 9am CT/7am PT on The RogerEbert.com YouTube page. The panel is entitled “Whose Gaze: A Roundtable of Black Film Critics at the Movies,” and features the following distinguished pan... More »
Dr. Kahil El’Zabar, (PHD Interdisciplinary Arts from Lake Forest College, 2006), has been performing professionally, as a creative musician (multi-percussionist), since the late 60’s. He first went on the road with the legendary Gene Ammons, and later througho... More »
When Angela Davis was being held as a political prisoner in the New York Women’s House of Detention in 1970, few activities interested her less than watching the “insipid Hollywood movies” the jail projected for inmates during recreational hours. Considering t... More »