The number one movie at the box office in 1980 was the second “Star Wars” movie, “The Empire Strikes Back.”…
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When Taylor Swift dropped the cover for her upcoming album “The Tortured Poets Department,” classic and silent films fans were…
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Movies set in a law or court-based arena are ripe for potent cinematic drama. After all, there’s some sort of conflict—often…
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The Final Girl needs no introduction, but here’s one anyway: she’ll get what she wants, if she’s holding the knife.…
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I revisited Dustin Hoffman’s extraordinary performance as the autistic Raymond in “Rain Man” (1998) and for the first time noticed…
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In the lexicon of modern pop culture, few board games have made as many film/TV appearances as Dungeons & Dragons,…
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In the mid-2000s, when adult dramas still reigned supreme, director Mike Nichols decided to adapt another play. Back in 1966,…
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When Chaz Ebert invited me to become an editor at rogerebert.com, she said it was her plan to have at…
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(This article contains spoilers for Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Poor Things”) If you’ve been following some of the discourse on TikTok or…
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David Bordwell was a teacher who became a friend. He opened my eyes to what cinema actually is. His influence…
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