December 2020
Shadow in the Cloud
By EntertainerRoseanne Liang's “Shadow in the Cloud” is the type of genre movie that makes many of its bizarre choices just for the sake of seeing if it can all work. But whether you find the film to be ambitious, or just some stunt...Sometimes You Get Lucky: Composer James Newton Howard on News of the World
By EntertainerWhether you know it or not, you’ve heard a James Newton Howard score. Howard has composed music for over a hundred films, collecting a whopping eight Oscar nominations along the way. His scores are as versatile as they are austere; he’s...Cobra Kai Masters Karate Kid Storytelling in Third Netflix Season
By Entertainer“Cobra Kai” has become a pop culture hit not just because everyone loves “The Karate Kid,” but because this series has found a balance between easy-to-watch nostalgic entertainment and excellent dramatic plotting. Now in its...You Don’t Think the Future Knows How to Cross A Bridge: Relighting The Bonfire of the Vanities
By EntertainerIf you thought that this Christmas season was a disastrous one by Hollywood standards, spare a thought for what transpired during this same time period exactly 30 years ago. Unlike now, theaters were open in 1990, and the studios all had expensive...Pieces of a Woman
By EntertainerKornél Mundruczó’s “Pieces of a Woman” actually begins with a man. Sean (Shia LaBeouf) is working on building a bridge in Boston, but soon leaves the job site to be at home with his partner, Martha (Vanessa Kirby)....Night of the Kings
By EntertainerIn the clearing of the Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) forest of Abidjan is the only prison in the world ruled by an inmate—MACA. Far removed from anarchy, the Dangoro named Blackbeard (Steve Tientcheu) stands atop the prison by way of...After Kane, Before Mank: Revisiting RKO 281
By EntertainerWhile David Fincher’s recent Netflix film “Mank” adamantly sticks to Welles’ co-writer Herman J. Mankiewicz’s bitter viewpoint on how he came to write “Citizen Kane,” Benjamin Ross' 1999 HBO...The Great Performances of 2020
By EntertainerAs we've done every December, we asked the writers of RogerEbert.com to pick a performance they particularly loved from the just-passed year of film. The submissions ranged from the performers who are picking up awards buzz to a group of actors...2020 Deserves Better than Netflix Mockumentary Special Death to 2020
By EntertainerEven in just a few years from now, 2020 will always be airplane food. Everyone will recognize its terrible nature, and have their own experiences, but only hacks will bring it up when trying to make a joke about how much it sucked. Netflix’s...We Can Be Heroes
By EntertainerAmong his many directorial super powers, Robert Rodriguez has the ability to glide with ease between worlds that are family-friendly ("Spy Kids") and those that are extreme, campy, and violent ("Machete"). Each jump between genres exhibits varying...
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