It’s safe to state that George Clooney‘s run as a director has been quite perplexing. The actor has given plenty of noteworthy performances throughout his expansive career, but his attempts at taking the director’s chair have been largely inconsistent, to say the least. His earlier efforts have certainly been more well-received than his later works,…
This majestic and beautiful palace stands on a cliff overlooking the Black Sea in Sochi. It originally belonged to a wealthy tsarist colonel, Andrey Valerianovich Kvitko. He had married an Italian woman, whose wealthy family had two big mansions in Italy. Together they moved to a prestigious Khosta area in Sochi, where Kvitko built the…
★★★★ Directed by: Kami Sadraei Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Kami Sadraei Starring: Eric Roberts, Kami Sadraei Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’,,Film Review by: ,,Jason Knight A psychotherapy session. A man is telling the therapist about his issues. But things are not…
Otto Benndorf was born in 1838 in the Principality of the Reuss Elder Line. As a youth he showed much interest in archaeology and eventually decided to pursue it in his higher education. He held a variety of academic positions over the years and participated in numerous archaeological expeditions in Greece, including in Samothrace (1875),…
In the early 1800s, Boston’s Catholic leadership decided to build a convent on the Ploughed Hill of Charlestown (now Somerville). Starting in 1820, Ursuline sisters ran the convent and its school for girls on the summit, which they renamed Mount Benedict. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonIn a predominantly Protestant environment, rumors started…
A woman reinvents herself in Land, the feature directorial debut of Robin Wright. Edee couldn’t go on like normal. Nothing was normal, not after the tragedy she’d endured, so she found a remote cabin in Wyoming and set up a new life there. She didn’t anticipate how hard it would be, though, and she quickly found herself…
Known as the Lambert Inn when it was built in 1872, the St. James Hotel became famous during its Wild West days, when such iconic and notorious figures as Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, Buffalo Bill, and Black Jack Ketchum were patrons. Located on the historic Sante Fe Trail, which Americans traversed as they traveled west, into land…
The Wichita State University campus is home to a small brick building. It might not look like much but it’s the structure where two brothers, Dan and Frank Carney, started one of the most popular pizza chains in the world. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe first thing you might notice when…
This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry, we celebrate the most interesting new filmmakers we met in 2020. The narrative of 2020 might dwell on what didn’t happen over the course of the year,…
There are times when I am just dazzled by the reviews or essays contributed by our writers and I can’t wait to discuss them with our editors. We are so fortunate here at RogerEbert.com that it happens often and that we get to share that writing with you. As an end-of-the-year package I asked our editors to do an…
Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson Your powerful short documentary Deleted is now available to watch. For those who don’t know, what’s the documentary about? Deleted is about the last five hours of a 58 year old man Ahmed Hussein Sidiqi before he becomes homeless due to bureaucratic systems by the Department for Work and Pensions….
Welcome to Movie DNA, a column that recognizes the direct and indirect cinematic roots of both new and classic movies. Learn some film history, become a more well-rounded viewer, and enjoy like-minded works of the past. This entry recommends movies to watch after you see the Pixar animated feature Soul. My young daughter is always asking…
“They were there. And then they were gone…” Kamikaze Dogfight has debuted an official trailer for an indie psychological thriller titled Go/Don’t Go, made by, starring and directed by filmmaker Alex Knapp. This premiered at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival earlier this year, and drops on VOD in January. Caught between a lost love…
Woke culture comes with unwritten, undeniable rules. Conservatives aren’t offered protection against cruel attacks that would get some canceled Liberals enjoy limited protection should they run afoul of the woke bylaws You can never, ever be woke enough The latter came true last year when the wokest comedy of the modern era hit theaters. “Booksmart,”…
This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry focused on the year’s movies, we spotlight twenty unforgettable breakout performances of 2020. Much has changed in the world this year, and cinema certainly hasn’t come away…
There are some actors who are remarkably gifted at comedy. They have perfect timing, can pratfall with the best of them, and deliver punchlines with ease. There are also some actors especially inclined towards dramatic roles. They can be brooding and dashing as romantic leads and action heroes. And then, every now and again, there…
Welcome to Movie DNA, a column that recognizes the direct and indirect cinematic roots of both new and classic movies. Learn some film history, become a more well-rounded viewer, and enjoy like-minded works of the past. This entry recommends movies to watch after you see the DC superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984. Regardless of whether or…
Adam Carolla never jumped aboard the Trump Train. The two worked together on Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” years ago, a union which gave the podcaster a unique perspective on the future President. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonStill, it wasn’t enough for Carolla to don a MAGA hat. Partisan politics isn’t his…
Joyeux Noel! Gledelig Jul! Frohe Weihnachten! Mele Kalikimaka! From all of us at FirstShowing.net, we want to wish every one our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays! Whether you’re in quarantine alone, with family or friends, or just your partner; or whether it’s snowing or sunny, we hope you have a lovely…
Like so many pubs across the United Kingdom, the Baverstock Arms is surrounded by history. Unlike most historic inns, however, this is not the location of a significant event, nor is it haunted or the subject of traditional tales. This Basingstoke pub is surrounded by history in a far more literal sense: It operates from…
Among 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 degrees of success, but such high ambition works as a through-line in his unique career. With “We Can…