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Locarno Film Festival 2025: “Tabi to Hibi,” “Hair, Paper, Water…,” “Yakushima’s Illusion” | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
Memory is a funny thing. It can form and unwind us, ground and unmoor us. It can also trick us, probably because it’s so aligned with the fluidity of time. In this latest Locarno dispatch, there are three films...
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Effective Second Season of “Peacemaker” Proves the Future of the DCU’s TV Slate is Bright | | Roger Ebert
More than three years after the titular character appeared on our television screens, Season 2 of “Peacemaker” is finally here. Coming off his appearance in “The Suicide Squad,” the first season ended with Christopher Smith (John Cena) killing his...
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“Mafia: The Old Country” is One of 2025’s Most Cinematic Games | Video Games | Roger Ebert
Video games and film/TV have long had a symbiotic relationship, influencing one another even more in an era when titles like “The Last of Us” and “Fallout” have become critical darlings in multiple forms. What’s even more entertaining for...
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Hawaiian Shirts Are Great to Fight In: Bob Odenkirk on “Nobody 2” | | Roger Ebert
Of all the post-“Taken” “can you believe this old character actor has moves like that?” action flicks, 2021’s “Nobody” was a particularly effective curiosity. There, the central surprise came from sketch and improv comedian-turned-dramatic-actor-turned-badass Bob Odenkirk (best known for...
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Second Season of “Sausage Party: Foodtopia” is Much Tastier Than the First | | Roger Ebert
The sentient, foul-mouthed food from Prime Video’s “Sausage Party: Foodtopia” returns this week for a second serving of animated ferocity. The 2024 freshman season never quite justified its existence, as it meandered through an exhausting, politically charged plot. However,...