Category: Features

“Cooley High” opened at two theaters in Manhattan on June 25, 1975, less than a week after “Jaws.” Both theaters,…

There was a squirrel’s life between me and the edge. It was late May and my sister and I were…

Watching the 2025 Oscars was supremely irritating for a variety of reasons, but what aggravated me the most wasn’t the…

What a strange year it’s been. As the divisions in the country continue to widen, people turned to a truly…

“Why is it the Black man always dies in the first 10 pages?”  Luther Stickell, played by Ving Rhames, was…

Chicago, IL – Acclaimed film critic Richard Roeper is joining RogerEbert.com as a regular contributor. Roeper will bring his deep…

The Cannes Film Festival has a long-standing tradition of showcasing actors-turned-directors; one of the great thrills of this edition’s Un…

It seems like every month, there’s an exciting new 4K re-release or a newly restored rediscovery that’s reaching audiences for…

Ours is an extended family with a lot of tragedy in it, but Jan Dawson’s was unique. Jan was the…

This week, my friend Bridget Mallon passed away in her sleep at the age of 34. The country’s been going…