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Tim Robinson Sits in a World of Paranoid Conspiracies in HBO’s “The Chair Company” | | Roger Ebert
Director Andrew DeYoung (“Friendship”) and “I Think You Should Leave” collaborators Zach Kanin and Tim Robinson continue their exploration of dysfunctional masculinity in the American suburbs in the consistently funny “The Chair Company,” premiering on HBO on Sunday. Like...
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Netflix’s “Boots” is a Trite Coming-of-Age Tale with a Hollow Corps | | Roger Ebert
Basic training in the United States Marine Corps is a lonely business. So lonely, in fact, that 18-year-old Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer, “13 Reasons Why”), the central protagonist of Netflix’s new series “Boots,” frequently has conversations with his hidden...
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Your Life Matters: Jane Goodall (1934-2025) | | Roger Ebert
In her last on-camera interview, English primatologist Jane Goodall used her platform to uplift others. In a direct address to an unknown audience, she says, “Your life matters, and you are here for a reason. And I just hope...
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What Really Matters is What You Like: “High Fidelity” at 25 | | Roger Ebert
When we look back at John Cusack’s expressive and bruised-heart romantic Rob Gordon in “High Fidelity” a quarter-century after the film’s release, there’s little doubt Rob was often a petulant and immature narcissist who filtered nearly every life experience...
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Criterion’s “The Wes Anderson Archive” is the Blu-ray Box Set of the Year | DVD/Blu-Ray | Roger Ebert
Collectors of physical media need to get their hands on Criterion’s box set of the year, a beautiful collection of the first ten films by writer/director Wes Anderson. Criterion has released Wes Anderson films before, but this is the...
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Apple TV+’s “The Sisters Grimm” is a Fractured, Frustrating Animated Fairy Tale | | Roger Ebert
Apple TV+’s “The Sisters Grimm,” based on the same-named Michael Buckley books, intends to act as an entry point for viewers too young for “Harry Potter” and “The Chronicles of Narnia” who still yearn for a serialized fantasy. Its...
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Home Entertainment Guide: “28 Years Later,” “Materialists,” “Superman,” “Jurassic World Rebirth,” More | DVD/Blu-Ray | Roger Ebert
10 NEW TO NETFLIX“10 Things I Hate About You““28 Years Later““Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret““The Blackening““Bombshell““Daddy’s Home““Karate Kid Legends““Liar Liar““The Pledge““San Andreas“15 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD“28 Years Later“Danny Boyle’s long-awaited sequel to “28 Weeks Later” is a truly...