When was the first time that Robert De Niro did a flat-out comedy? Probably “Midnight Run,” in which he showed he…
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RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert’s fifth video dispatch from the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, made with Scott Dummler of Mint Media…
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As someone who has never gone too long without a visitation from bereavement and the grief that follows the death…
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The Cannes Classics sidebar is one of the hidden gems of this festival. With screenings usually nestled into the upper-floor…
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Netflix’s “FUBAR” is a show that constantly feels like it should work. After all, the idea of ‘80s superstar Arnold…
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Rob Savage has proven twice that he can aim higher than “The Boogeyman,” an emotionally numbing horror movie and counter-intuitive…
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It’s worth repeating, as Festival Director Thierry Fremaux seemingly does every year, that three quarters-of-a-century ago Cannes was founded as…
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A world without Kenneth Anger is a poorer place. The queer filmmaker, fanatic, mythmaker, and gadfly was like the anti-Charles…
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The new stealth-based experience “Lord of the Rings: Gollum” is not so precious. It takes a solid idea—filling in some…
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For a long, long while, there is not much to “The Pot-au-Feu” other than watching renowned French actors (Juliette Binoche, Benoît…
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