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How Come They Don’t Fly Away?: James Ransone (1979-2025) | | Roger Ebert
I first remember seeing James Ransone on my screen when I was eleven, while watching Larry Clark’s “Ken Park” on a tiny television screen with some of my childhood friends. We were all too young to be watching the...
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The 10 Best Horror Films of 2025 | | Roger Ebert
The story of horror in 2025 is a story of triumph. In 2025, horror made up 17% of North American ticket sales, up from 4% a decade ago. Similarly, the number of horror films going into production increased 21%...
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Filmmaker Craig Brewer channels his inner Neil Diamond in ‘Song Sung Blue’
TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. My guest today is filmmaker Craig Brewer. He's...
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The Great Craft of 2025 | | Roger Ebert
On Friday, the writers of this site lauded some of their favorite performances of 2025. Today, we go behind the camera to pick some of the great craft of the year in film, including excellence in cinematography, editing, original...
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With “Metroid Prime 4,” Nintendo’s Frankenstein is Beyond Saving | Video Games | Roger Ebert
“Metroid Prime 4: Beyond” has had an uncharacteristically troubled development cycle. After it was completely rebooted in 2017, we’ve finally gotten the next mainline “Metroid Prime” game, 18 years after “Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.” But something feels off about...
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Emily in Paris Season 5, but It’s Rome (Where She Wants To) | | Roger Ebert
“That’s the problem with Rome: ancient history is everywhere.”–Emily, preaching a sermonLast year, when writing about Season 4 of the candy-coated Netflix series, I said, “After almost 4 seasons, I’ve discovered the cheat code for enjoying ‘Emily in Paris,’...
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