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‘Jaws,’ the original summer blockbuster, is turning 50. Hear NPR’s review from 1975
"Jaws" is 50 years old this week. In 1975, it launched the career of director Steven Spielberg and introduced the concept of the summer blockbuster. Hear Tom Shales' original review for NPR.
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You Do Not Encourage a Dodo to Fly: Harris Yulin (1937-2025) | | Roger Ebert
“We’re all dying the minute we’re born. Goes fast. Don’t waste it. Don’t waste it.”These words, muttered by Harris Yulin’s terminally ill retiree Buddy Fixer in the fourth season of Netflix’s crime drama “Ozark,” feels strangely fitting for the...
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The 20 Best Films of 2025 So Far | | Roger Ebert
What a strange year it’s been. As the divisions in the country continue to widen, people turned to a truly strong year for film and television, but even that unfolded in the shadow of industry controversies around the increasing...
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Michael Douglas to Present Newly Restored “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Festivals & Awards | Roger...
The Karlovy Vary Film Festival will screen a newly restored version of Miloš Forman’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” celebrating the 1975 masterpiece—the second of only three films ever to win all five major Academy Awards—on the occasion...
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Syfy’s “Revival” Resurrects the Small-Town Zombie Craze In Suitably Morbid Fashion | | Roger Ebert
For the longest time, we’ve gotten used to zombies being one of two types: The shambolic, brain-hungry walkers of “Night of the Living Dead” or the lightning-fast runners of “28 Days Later.” But Syfy’s new series “Revival,” based on...
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As Mister Romantic, John C. Reilly Just Wants to Spread Love
John C. Reilly has been a staple of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films, starred in serious and satirical biopics, made a legend of a man-child stepbrother, and was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 for his haunting turn as Amos...
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‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ Review: A Company’s Failures
It was only a matter of time before a flurry of documentaries about the Titan submersible disappearance turned up on streaming platforms. The event captured the world’s attention in 2023 after the vessel, operated by the company OceanGate Expeditions,...
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Satirical magazine employees detained over prophet cartoon controversy in Turkey
Turkish police detained three more employees of a satirical magazine on Tuesday, raising the number...