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“Director Harris Dickinson gives URCHIN an uncluttered visual language that allows our eye to take in the entire moment without the sweaty close-ups that usually define tales of the homeless and addicted,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social in praise of the BEACH RATS star’s directorial debut.
Urchin movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
Dickinson proves himself an excellent director right from the beginning.
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“KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN arrives at a time when we could perhaps use a little more distraction, an excuse to stop doomscrolling and fall into the old school charms of sweeping musicals and a story about love in the face of oppression,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social.
Kiss of the Spider Woman movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
It’s kitsch but a delightfully surprising throwback, and a welcome reminder that in times of need, we still have art for escape.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 22h
“MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY IS an occasionally engrossing but mid-level project that never really grabs hold of you,” writes Richard Roeper of the Hulu limited series that boasts “outstanding” performances but “underwhelming” production values.
Murdaugh: Death in the Family movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
The acting often outshines the merely competent direction, editing, and melodramatic writing.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 23h
“It’s a show that plays alternately like a mystery and a study of a man going insane. It might be both,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social in praise of the “captivatingly strange” Tim Robinson-led HBO show, THE CHAIR COMPANY.
Tim Robinson Sits in a World of Paranoid Conspiracies in HBO’s “The Chair Company” | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
It’s a show that alternately plays like a mystery and a study of a man going insane. It might be both.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
At this year’s NYFF, @judysquirrels.bsky.social writes how LATE FAME, WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU, & BARRIO TRISTE, all “explored the generational divide between jaded elders and the eager young minds hoping for a better future.”
NYFF 2025: Late Fame, What Does That Nature Say to You, Barrio Triste | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
On three films out of the New York Film Festival.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
In Netflix’s BOOTS, “precious little time is spent on how easy it is to manipulate those whose lives have been spent in repression,” which "leads to an oversimplification of what military life was and is actually like for queer service members,” writes Nandini Balial.
Netflix's "Boots" is a Trite Coming-of-Age Tale with a Hollow Corps | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
In trying to play both sides, “Boots” falls flat tonally.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
“VICIOUS too often loses its way in jump scares and screeching sound design,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social about director Bryan Bertino’s VICIOUS. On Paramount+ and digital this Friday:
Vicious movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
Despite a strong premise, Bertino struggles to define what he’s trying to say with the piece, falling back on way too many loud noises and jump scares.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
CLOUD is now streaming on the Criterion Channel. Read the review from @briantallerico.bsky.social, who praises how director Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivers "a brisk film that leaves one pondering its themes, especially what it means to live in an era when nothing is real.”
Cloud movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
A reminder of Kurosawa’s remarkable skill with pacing and plotting.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
“It's uncomfortable confront the fact that we’re complicit in causing the crumbling of a loved one’s sanity,,” wrote Cortlyn Kelly in her review of IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU, where she praised the film’s "excellent, exhausting execution.” In select theaters Friday:
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
While “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” may not be something I revisit, that does not detract from its excellent, exhausting execution.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
“ROOFMAN s a slick but incurious film that is so preoccupied with showing the what of Jeffrey Manchester’s story that it doesn’t bother to examine the why,” wrote @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social out of the film’s TIFF premiere. In theaters Friday:
Roofman movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
A slick but incurious film that is so preoccupied with showing the what of Manchester's story that it doesn’t bother to examine the why.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
“Director Kathryn Bigelow's ability to take a series of hypotheticals and render them into narrative actuality has never been more pinpoint accurate or merciless,” praises @glennkenny.bsky.social in his 4/4 star review of A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. In select theaters Friday:
A House of Dynamite movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
Bigelow’s ability to take a series of hypotheticals and render them into narrative actuality has never been more pinpoint accurate or merciless.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
“BEAST OF WAR is gnarly in all the ways that a shark midnight movie should be,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social, in his review of the creature feature out of Fantastic Fest. In theaters this Friday:
Beast of War movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
“Beast of War” is gnarly in all the ways that a shark midnight movie should be.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
"Stick with the film and its many rewards,” writes @tomilaffly.bsky.social in her review of Luca Guadagnino’s AFTER THE HUNT, where she praises a "truly breathtaking Julia Roberts” & the film’s "clear-eyed reckoning w/ a time when most people lost the ability to hold multiple truths simultaneously.”
After the Hunt movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
Sometimes, we should be made uncomfortable. And that is, in the end, what “After the Hunt” attempts and mostly succeeds in.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 1d
"With Ira Sachs’ painterly compositions and Ben Whishaw’s deceptively effortless performance, PETER HUJAR’S DAY is a surprisingly beautiful and subtle tribute to the balancing act it takes to be a working artist,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social in her 4/4 star review.
Peter Hujar’s Day movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
A surprisingly beautiful and subtle tribute to the balancing act it takes to be a working artist.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 2d
"There's not much to MR. K beyond its second-hand surrealism and strained counter-mythmaking,” writes @simonsaybrams.bsky.social, finding that lead actor Crispin Glover’s 'baggy role doesn’t really suit his weird charms.”
Mr. K movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
There’s not much to “Mr. K” beyond its second-hand surrealism and strained counter-mythmaking.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 2d
“STOOPER is a terrific father-son story with two outstanding performances at its center,” writes @collinsouter.bsky.social in his latest Short Films in Focus column about Emile and Valor Hirsch led film.
Short Films in Focus: "Stooper" (with Bennett Watanabe) | Short Films in Focus | Roger Ebert
An interview with the director of a new short about fathers, sons, and gambling.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 2d
“Jane Goodall lived her life with a purpose, not just rooted in her work with chimpanzees, but also in her mission to conserve our natural world before it’s too late,” writes @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social about the late English primatologist who used her platform to uplift others.
Your Life Matters: Jane Goodall (1934-2025) | Tributes | Roger Ebert
An ode to the acclaimed primatologist and conservationist, whose lifelong work was captured beautifully on film for decades.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 2d
“STILLER AND MEARA is a fascinating window into not only the history of this famous family but also the beautiful and punishing nature of performance itself,” writes @judysquirrels.bsky.social out of the film’s NYFF premiere.
Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
As we learn more about three generations of Stillers, the film takes the shape of a family therapy session that just happens to be lovingly crafted into a feature documentary.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 2d
“STILLER & MEARA is a fascinating window into not only the history of this famous family but also the beautiful and punishing nature of performance itself,” writes @judysquirrels.bsky.social out of the film’s NYFF premiere.
Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
As we learn more about three generations of Stillers, the film takes the shape of a family therapy session that just happens to be lovingly crafted into a feature documentary.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 2d
“GHOST OF YŌTEI just does so much well, from the big storytelling beats to the awe-inspiring landscapes,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social about the follow-up to GHOST OF TSUSHIMA. Read more about how the video game draws inspiration from the works of Akira Kurosawa to Takashi Miike.
“The Ghost of Yōtei” is One of the Most Cinematic Games of the Year | Video Games | Roger Ebert
One of the best games of 2025.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 2d
“TRON: ARES is spectacularly designed, swiftly paced, thoughtfully written, and directed within an inch of its neon-hued life,” writes @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social in his 4/4 star review.
TRON: Ares movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
“TRON: Ares” is spectacularly designed, swiftly paced, thoughtfully written, and directed within an inch of its neon-hued life.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 3d
“One is struck by how well it serves as a time capsule of turn-of-the-millennium Chicago,” writes Richard Roeper on the 25th anniversary of Stephen Frears HIGH FIDELITY, which is as "close as a movie can get to being a musical without actually being one.”
What Really Matters is What You Like: "High Fidelity" at 25 | Features | Roger Ebert
On an excellent Chicago movie and how it holds up 25 years after its release.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 6d
"The set comes in a very Anderson-esque box that makes it look like each film is in a small journal, complete with reprints of various essays & more recently commissioned entries.”

@briantallerico.bsky.social writes why Criterion’s The Wes Anderson Archive is worth the pick-up for collectors.
Criterion’s “The Wes Anderson Archive” is the Blu-ray Box Set of the Year | DVD/Blu-Ray | Roger Ebert
On an amazing 10-film Criterion box set of the films of Wes Anderson.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 6d
"This movie reminds us there is just one way to separate truth from propaganda: learning,” writes @nellminow.bsky.social about THE LIBRARIANS.
The Librarians movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
This movie reminds us there is just one way to separate truth from propaganda: learning.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 6d
“THE SISTERS GRIMM is a charming children’s entertainment. Although it may not be enough to appeal to parents, it is a solid diversion for families seeking a new all-ages show for the fall,” writes @rendy.bsky.social.
Apple TV+'s "The Sisters Grimm" is a Fractured, Frustrating Animated Fairy Tale | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
Falls under the same frustrating spell as so many other animated shows.
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