April 29, 2025 8:10 pm

Roger Ebert Reviews

Book Excerpt: Gandolfini: Jim, Tony & the Life of a Legend by Jason Bailey

We are incredibly proud to present an excerpt from the excellent Gandolfini: Jim, Tony & the Life of a Legend by Jason Bailey. The author of The Ultimate Woody Allen Film Companion and Fun City Cinema tackles the life and work of the star of “The Sopranos,” “True Romance,” and “Enough Said” with the perfect

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Chaz Ebert Says ILLUMINATE Film Festival Will Help Light The Way

The ILLUMINATE Film Festival’s stated mission is to elevate human consciousness and inspire lasting personal, social, and planetary transformation through film and media. ‘The festival is dedicated to creating a thriving future for all; we aim to inspire positive personal, community, and planetary change by elevating human consciousness through the universal language of film.” The

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Doc10 Launches 10th Anniversary Edition with Some of the Best Non-Fiction Films of 2025

The 10th annual Doc10, a celebration of non-fiction filmmaking in Chicago, launches with a special shorts program this Sunday at the Siskel Film Center, followed by its full program starting on Wednesday, April 30th at the Davis Theater. The fest includes several films that we’ve covered at other festivals, and we wanted to highlight that

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That’s What Disruption Does For Me: Gareth Evans on “Havoc”

One throughline of Welsh director Gareth Evans’ films is their punishing bleakness. Best known for the Indonesian crime martial arts films like “The Raid” and its sequel, Evans’ films linger on moments where many would turn their lens elsewhere. Take a moment in “Apostle” where we see a youth get publicly executed by having a

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