Movies

While Austin’s favorite festival is a big event for genre filmmaking, they also welcome more traditional storytelling, the kind more focused on character dynamics than hauntings or serial killers. There’s a long history of dramedy screenwriters bringing their latest...

Sundance has really developed a reputation for documentaries as the pipeline from festival premiere to Oscar nomination with all five nominees this year coming from premieres at last year’s Park City event. What does that leave for the other...

Even when you close your eyes, you can feel the difference between the two worlds in “The Madison.”When Michelle Pfeiffer’s Stacy Clyburn returns to New York City after spending a week in Montana, even after she closes the door...

Fans of RogerEbert.com know that we’re about to enter a fun phase of the year as the SXSW Film Festival gets underway, starting tonight with the world premiere of Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters,” the long-awaited second film by...

new video loaded: A New Oscar for Best CastingThis year, there’s a new category at the Oscars: the Academy Award for best achievement in casting. Our reporter Esther Zuckerman spoke with all five nominees to find out what makes...

Every March, the college town of Columbia, Missouri, swells with documentary filmmakers, movie fans, students, and culturally curious locals all lining up in front of churches, a nightclub that doubles as a screening venue, and the stalwart independent two-screen...

Over the last few years, the adult sibling dynamic has been explored to great effect in a number of sharply funny and/or dramatically impactful series.Think Carmy and “Sugar” Berzatto in “The Bear.” The Garvey quintet in “Bad Sisters.” Coop...