RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert’s second video dispatch from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, directed and edited by Scott Dummler of Mint Media Works, covers the jury press conference headed by Spike Lee and the opening night premiere of Leos Carax‘s “Annette.” Following the embedded footage is a transcript of the video… RogerEbert.com Cannes 2021 Segment 2…
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When “United States of Al” premiered on CBS, the half-hour comedy series about an Afghan translator who moves to the United States to live with his Marine Corps veteran friend and his family ran into a significant problem early on: How do the limits of “good” representation stifle a story? It’s a question that doesn’t…
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Last week’s “Fear Street Part One: 1994” introduced the horror of a centuries-spanning witch’s curse, and balanced its terror and bloodshed with a hope in the storytelling tact itself. This sequel, unfortunately, is bleaker across the board. Leigh Janiak’s “Fear Street Part Two: 1978” has more slasher thrills, but the fun of this series that…
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“Onoda,” subtitled “10,000 Nights in the Jungle,” tells the story of the real-life figure Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who spent nearly 30 years in the Philippines living out what must be a record-setting case of denial: He didn’t believe that World War II had ended, and he continued to fight for the Imperial Army…
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The energy of potential crackles in the L.A. air throughout “Summertime,” Carlos López Estrada’s kaleidoscopic spoken-word showcase for 27 slam poets based in the city. A distinctly modern movie musical that favors raw-nerve poetry over elaborate song-and-dance numbers (though it has those too), “Summertime,” which opens this week, flows from character to character to form a…
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It shouldn’t be surprising when a Disney product gets reduced and diminished for TV versions that can serve as familiar babysitters for kids around the world. After all, it’s been happening for generations with TV editions of hit Disney films, but they used to be the product of Saturday mornings and basic cable. Now, there’s…
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