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I had the pleasure of speaking with UC Santa Barbara student Brooke Westphal for Cinema Femme about her prize-winning short film, “Young People,” featuring superb performances from Preston Goodin and Peyton Kennedy, which is currently streaming on Vimeo. cinemafemme.com/2023/08/04/the…

I had the great pleasure of speaking with Matt Singer / mattsinger.bsky.social about his wonderful new book, “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever,” out in stores next Tuesday, 10/24. rogerebert.com/interviews/the…

Chicago Media Project co-founders Paula Froehle and Steve Cohen speak with me about their fundraiser, “A Decade of Docs,” this Saturday, 10/28, with special guests Geena Davis and Sarah McLachlan. rogerebert.com/interviews/chi…

I had the great honor of interviewing for Cinema Femme one of my longtime heroes, @TheRealJGleason, who originated the role of Baker’s Wife in “Into the Woods,” about her directorial feature debut, “The Grotto.” cinemafemme.com/2023/11/16/im-…

I had the pleasure of interviewing filmmakers Gelila Bekele and Armani Jay Ortiz about their eye-opening documentary, “Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story,” which is now streaming on Prime Video. rogerebert.com/interviews/sta…

I had the great pleasure of interviewing for Cinema Femme the remarkable actress, Sophia Adler—the daughter of filmmaker Deborah Kampmeier and great-granddaughter of Stella Adler—about her pivotal role of Candy in the Prime Video series, “Harlan Coben’s Shelter.” cinemafemme.com/2023/11/22/att…

My list ranking the Top 20 Films of 2023 features essential work from Lila Avilés, Kelly Fremon Craig, Mike Flanagan, Susanna Fogel, @EllieAnette, @robreiner and more: indie-outlook.com/2023/12/14/top…

For RogerEbert.com’s annual Great Performances feature, I got write about my favorite of 2023: Abby Ryder Fortson’s extraordinary portrayal of the title role in Kelly Fremon Craig’s masterful Judy Blume adaptation, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret: rogerebert.com/features/the-g…

If I picked this year’s nominees, they would include Kelly Fremon Craig, Abby Ryder Fortson, @EllieAnette, Andrew Nadkarni, Michael Glover Smith, Rebecca Tickell, alicia witt and more! indie-outlook.com/2023/12/22/ind…

For RogerEbert.com’s piece on the Great Craft of 2023, I celebrated Maria von Hausswolff’s Oscar-worthy cinematography in Hylnur Pálmason’s “Godland,” now streaming on the Criterion Channel. rogerebert.com/features/the-g…

“Groundhog Day” actors Stephen Tobolowsky Robin Duke David Pasquesi and Marita Geraghty spoke with me about working with Harold Ramis, whom they will celebrate this Friday at Harry Caray's on Navy Pier: rogerebert.com/interviews/the…

Had the pleasure of reviewing one of the best films of 2023, Lila Avilés’s “Tótem,” and one of the first great films of 2024, Molly McGlynn’s “Fitting In,” for Cinema Femme. cinemafemme.com/2024/02/02/fem…

I am bidding the Roger Ebert site farewell at the end of this month as I embark upon exciting upcoming projects. Thank you Chaz Brian Tallerico MZS Nell Minow (she/her) Robert Daniels 🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 nick allen for your unceasing support. rogerebert.com/features/a-far…

It was such a joy speaking with the marvelous French actress and musician Iliana Zabeth for Cinema Femme about her feature film debut in Bertrand Bonello’s 2011 masterwork, “House of Pleasures,” which is now streaming on the Criterion Channel. cinemafemme.com/2024/04/09/she…

I had the pleasure of interviewing Bridget Francis Harris and Virginia Alonso-Luis for Cinema Femme about their great short film, “Places of Worship,” which was filmed at Music Box Theatre and will screen at the Palm Springs ShortFest on June 22nd. cinemafemme.com/2024/06/03/uni…

I had the great privilege of interviewing for Cinema Femme the Mallen Kupferer family, who deliver three of the year’s best performances in @IFCFilms’ “Ghostlight,” which opens this Friday at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre. cinemafemme.com/2024/06/10/thi…

My tenth annual retrospective compiles all of the interviews and essays I’ve published at RogerEbert.com and Cinema Femme over the past year with Gelila Bekele @TheRealJGleason David Pasquesi Matt Singer / mattsinger.bsky.social Stephen Tobolowsky and more: indie-outlook.com/2024/07/06/wri…

I had the pleasure of speaking with writer/director Maia Scalia for Cinema Femme about her stunning directorial debut, “His Mother,” starring Bethany Anne Lind that screens today at HollyShorts (HSFF). cinemafemme.com/2024/08/09/a-d…

I had the pleasure of interviewing the great Valeria Golino for Cinema Femme about her exhilarating miniseries, “The Art of Joy,” starring the phenomenal Tecla Insolia. Valeria will attend tonight’s Chicago Int'l Film Festival screening of “Maria” at Music Box Theatre. cinemafemme.com/2024/10/18/cif…

It was such a joy for my wife and I to interview the amazing Olivia Edward for Cinema Femme about her role on Pamela Adlon’s brilliant FX series, Better Things. cinemafemme.com/2024/10/21/a-s…