We’ve had three adaptations of John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel The Executioners—two films and now an Apple TV series, all titled “Cape Fear.” You’d be hard-pressed to find a more impressive trio than ...

It’s an idea-driven science fiction movie that respects the audience’s intelligence. Science itself is at the core of the ...

I tried hard to like “Office Romance.” I’m always in the mood for a good romantic comedy, and usually in the mood for one that might not quite be good but is still pleasant to watch. This one has the ...

Set over the span of a single year, Hafsia Herzi’s “The Little Sister” navigates through the potent queer awakening of its ...

Oliver is an Artful Dodger, taking Caroline under his wing, teaching her the ropes. She tries lifting his wallet. She ...

The opening scene of “Seven Snipers” has a familiar feel, but also a little juice. Radha Mitchell’s Chris is coaching her daughter Anja (Annabel Wolfe) in archery. There’s some talk of calculating ...

The delightful modern-day high-school flick “She’s the He!”, Siobhan McCarthy’s thoroughly entertaining and cheeky directorial debut, dares to ask, “What if a comedy satirized the most toxically ...

In 1971, Mexico mobilized a grassroots campaign to skirt around dismay from FIFA in order to host the first-ever Women’s World Cup (outlined in James Erskine’s electrifying documentary “Copa 71”).

Welcome to the newly refreshed RogerEbert.com, the world’s preeminent destination for movie criticism, commentary, and community. Ever since the passing of the site’s co-founder and namesake, Pulitzer ...

Perhaps we should make a distinction between Westerns and cowboy movies, one we can use when a film like “Will Penny” comes along. This isn’t a Western; it’s slung too close to the ground for that.

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival drew to a close this past May 24th. In this video dispatch, Chaz Ebert reflects on this year’s ...

A disorienting cycle of violence and regret distinguishes “Another World,” an animated Hong Kong fantasy about reincarnation and letting go. The movie also fits right in with a burgeoning trend in ...