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A Dog with a Bone: Maria Sten on “Neagley”
Danish-Congolese actor and Maria Sten has some big shoes to fill (literally). Granted, she’s spent three seasons on Prime Video’s hit action series “Reacher” playing no-nonsense private investigator Frances Neagley, frequent ringer and closest companion to Alan Ritchson’s itinerant...
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Venice 2026: The Biennale College
This was my first year covering the Venice Film Festival for RogerEbert.com. It was also my first year participating in the Biennale College Panel, which convenes a small group of critics and historians at the Venice Film Festival to...
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10 Queer Titles to Look Out For At the 2026 Reeling International Film Festival
Every year, Chicago’s preeminent queer film festival—the second-longest-running in the world—gears up at the height of festival season to highlight the best in queer independent cinema. For its 44th edition, the Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival is set...
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TIFF 2026: Woman Unknown, Lemonade, The Julia Set
This year’s Centerpiece and Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival featured a striking postwar drama from Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy, a tender narrative debut from documentarian Kim Bartley, and the follow-up film from last year’s breakout...
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TIFF 2026: Tender Loving Care, Bucking Fastard, A Long Winter
Three of our best working filmmakers have new films on the fest circuit, and they all made the journey north to Canada this year to premiere them in Toronto. The very good news is that they all work, to...
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“Marvel’s Wolverine” is a Bloody Good Time, Bub
Superheroes really are back in 2026. As if they ever left. The record-breaking success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” segues nicely into next week’s long-awaited release of Insomniac’s “Marvel’s Wolverine,” a game with structural echoes of the company’s beloved...
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Telluride 2026: Illusion of an Everlasting Summer, Burgundy, Rehearsals for a Revolution
In its 53rd edition, the Telluride Film Festival continues to be an industry leader in exhibiting strong, technically excellent stories. While its documentary slate gained a copious amount of attention because of the world premiere of the secret A24...
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African IPO turns people into oil tycoons, and they have the memes to prove it
A man climbs into the cab of a truck and slaps the two drivers awake. He hasn’t invested $4...