Roger Ebert famously said that movies are a machine that generates empathy. Here are 13 reviews chosen by our editors and readers that reflect this message. #Day4Empathyrogerebert.com/roger-ebert/1…
Farouk has been doing great work elsewhere (AV Club and Inverse) and it's an immense pleasure to have him on @ebertvoices with this piece, which represents his debut.
“It’s the type of slop, like those chicken nuggets made from pink slime, that may taste good at first but has absolutely no nutritional value."
@coolkidcort reviews STOP! THAT! TRAIN! rogerebert.com/reviews/stop-…
I wrote a few words on Pete Ohs' deceptively slight and thrillingly active-tense ERUPCJA — a promising step for Charli XCX the thespian — for @ebertvoices' list of the best films of 2026 thus far 🌋rogerebert.com/features/the-…
I know everyone is itching to move on to DISCLOSURE DAY discourse, but if you have the time: I made my @ebertvoices debut writing about how both OBSESSION and BACKROOMS serve as effective metaphors for AI psychosis
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Costume designer, author, and professor, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, pays tribute to the late Albert Wolsky, who “was always generous with his time, thoughtful in his advice, and encouraging to emerging designers.” rogerebert.com/tributes/debo…
The Bentonville Film Festival launches its 2026 launches on Monday and @Brian_Tallerico highlights some of the most interesting screenings worth seeking out, from Catherine Hardwicke’s STREET SMART to Isabel Sandoval’s MOONGLOW: rogerebert.com/festivals/ben…
“Thee film is a general wash of generalized muted feeling, where nothing coheres because nothing sharpens into focus."
Sheila O'Malley reviews O HORIZON: rogerebert.com/reviews/o-hor…
Are two of the biggest horror movies of the decade really about AI? @FaroukKannout_ writes how BACKROOMS and OBSESSION may be films that “serve as effective metaphors for the horrors AI wreaks upon us.” rogerebert.com/features/obse…
“It starts with great promise and a visually dynamic monster attack sequence. Then it settles into a mostly formulaic groove."
@simonsaybrams reviews KRAKEN: rogerebert.com/reviews/krake…
"While some elements of the story may seem quaint to other parts of the country, Andrew and Melissa Shea show us that Flag Day may be Three Oaks, but Three Oaks is us."
@nminow reviews FLAG DAY: rogerebert.com/reviews/flag-…
"The film is likely to poke, prod, stab, and sting at the ribs of its demographic until their hope for redemption runs out."
@peytondani reviews FIND YOUR FRIENDS: rogerebert.com/reviews/find-…
"While one‑dimensional family dynamics and an uneven final act hold it back, Rebecca Hall’s anchored performance and Janicza Bravo’s atmospheric direction ensure the unease lingers."
@rendy_jones reviews THE LISTENERS: rogerebert.com/reviews/the-l…
“Director Erige Sehiri understands the power of the camera to capture the soul of a person in their visage, especially in such emotionally and politically turbulent times."
@clintworthing reviews PROMISED SKY: rogerebert.com/reviews/promi…
“It’s the type of slop, like those chicken nuggets made from pink slime, that may taste good at first but has absolutely no nutritional value."
@coolkidcort reviews STOP! THAT! TRAIN! rogerebert.com/reviews/stop-…
Over at @ebertvoices, we wrote about the best movies of the year so far. We have 20 titles for you to catch up on. I wrote about my dear CRIME 101. rogerebert.com/features/the-…
For @ebertvoices's 20 Best Films of 2026 So Far, I wrote about Cherien Dabis’ masterful generation-spanning epic ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU*
Read: rogerebert.com/features/the-…
*I had this in my top ten of 2025, but it's one of those split release years movies.
For @ebertvoices, I had the privilege to write about IS GOD IS, 1 of the best films of the year. It’s the way dir. Aleshea Harris fills the contours of this timeless revenge tale, w/ Moses Sumney’s score, Alexander Dynan’s genteel cinematography, that gives this staying power:
With the arrival of DISCLOSURE DAY, @nminow takes a look at what Roger Ebert thought about some of the most famous and infamous alien movies, from the big-budget blockbusters to the quieter gems: rogerebert.com/features/roge…
“We’re lucky enough to have a studio like Cinema Fantasma creating wholly original works ... offering up a fantastic world that promises limitless tales and possibilities."
@woahitsjuanito reviews I AM FRANKELDA: rogerebert.com/reviews/i-am-…
“This is a whooping-and-hollering movie. It’s more than satisfying. It’s bloody heaven."
@mattzollerseitz in his 4/4 star review of THE FURIOUS, whose aesthetic he describes as "Looney Tunes in a slaughterhouse.” In theaters now: rogerebert.com/reviews/the-f…