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“Call of Duty: Black Ops 7” Signals a Franchise in Stasis | Video Games | Roger Ebert
“Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” was one of the more underrated games of 2025, a blockbuster experience with a genuinely engaging campaign and some of the best multiplayer map design and physics in the genre’s history. Listen, some...
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RescueFest Opens with Restoration of Steve Buscemi’s Wonderful “Trees Lounge” | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
“Trees Lounge,” a movie that Roger Ebert called “the most accurate portrait of the daily saloon drinker I have ever seen” is going to open the 2025 RescueFest, a benefit for IndieCollect that starts tomorrow, December 5 at the...
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Netflix’s “The Abandons” Leaves Its Capable Stars Behind in a Weak, Weary Western | | Roger Ebert
In a vacuum, the logline for Netflix’s latest series “The Abandons” is gangbusters: An old-school oater set in the 1850s, created by Kurt “Sons of Anarchy” Sutter, starring Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey as two mama bears pitting their...
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Palm Springs Film Festival Announces 2026 Lineup | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
The 2026 Palm Springs Film Festival has announced the 169 films that make up its 2026 program, including 53 premieres. The event unfolds from January 2 to January 12, 2026, and will also include 44 International Feature film Oscar...
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Joy in Racing to Keep Up: Tom Stoppard (1937-2025) | | Roger Ebert
Tom Stoppard didn’t wait for you to catch up. He trusted that you would, but he was a brilliant writer who crafted narratives in such a way that you had to pay close attention to decipher their meaning. Mark...
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Short Films in Focus: Off the Face of the Earth (with Michael Pantozzi) | Short Films in Focus | Roger Ebert
Michael Pantozzi’s “Off The Face of the Earth” opens with a reclusive photographer, Tim (Pantozzi), who struggles to find the courage to delete his social media account. Once he does that, will he truly be alone and perhaps freer?...
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Starz Returns to Form With Brutal and Brilliant Spin-Off “Spartacus: House of Ashur” | | Roger Ebert
It’s been twelve long years since Starz’ “Spartacus” ended on a brutal and glorious high note, and after two years since it was initially announced, the show’s first spin-off series is finally here. Unlike many prequels or sequels, “Spartacus:...