The success of “Pulp Fiction” inspired a flood of films and a fair number of TV shows; I recently wrote about one…
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Beyond the competition, there are dozens of other films to be captivated by here at Cannes, many solidly fitting under…
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“Sight” tells the extraordinary story of Dr. Ming Wang, from the oppressions of China’s decade-long Cultural Revolution to his move…
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People like to speak about a golden era of movies—the precise dimensions of which often shift based on the generation…
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Chiara Mastroianni really does resemble her dad. Near the beginning of Christophe Honoré’s “Marcello Mio,” she has a dream in…
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“Doesn’t it seem like these assignments are getting weirder?” There’s no program on television more wonderfully weird than “Evil.” Even…
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As I type this essay, students across the country are encamped in university quads. Protesting American Imperialism, by way of…
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The Cannes Film Festival is underway, and Chaz Ebert is on the ground to report on every development. In this video, Canadian…
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The films of Sean Baker (“The Florida Project,” “Red Rocket“) invariably focus on people who live on the margins. If…
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The memorial for film scholar David Bordwell was as funny, erudite, and thorough as the master’s own writing on cinema.…
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