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Roger Ebert famously said that movies are a machine that generates empathy. Here are 13 reviews chosen by our editors and readers that reflect this message. #Day4Empathy
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"You never know when love will come, & you can’t look for it, but when it comes, you have no choice but to change."
@zacharoni22 spoke w/ writer, director, & star Jordan Firstman during @chifilmfest about CLUB KID, the film’s soundtrack, & new rituals: rogerebert.com/interviews/cl…
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"Flitting from film to film can create a transfixing stupor as the reels begin to blend."
@SorenHough recaps highlights from the London Film Festival: rogerebert.com/festivals/lon…
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btw I wrote a long piece about stephen king adaptations last year for @ebertvoices.
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“[It is] an entertaining, ultraviolent, anime-styled actioner that depicts [Bass] Reeves as a bionic-armed bounty hunter in a steampunk-infused American West."
@rendy_jones reviews BASS X MACHINA: rogerebert.com/streaming/bas…
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"Comedy is hard. But I’d stake anything that you’ll laugh at least once while watching this movie."
For his latest THE UNLOVED series, @honors_zombie recommends Hulu’s NEVER CHANGE! rogerebert.com/the-unloved/t…
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"It’s coming-of-age stuff, just a decade later than TV usually pins it to. And [this show] knows its audience, its characters, and its world."
Cristina Escobar reviews IT GETS WORSE: rogerebert.com/streaming/it-…
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Muhammad Ali was such a giant that his life from just 18-22 years old easily merits an eight-part limited series. My review for @ebertvoices ...
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"You can sense Fessenden’s excitement and engagement in a number of little digressions."
@simonsaybrams in his 4/4 star review, writes on TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL: rogerebert.com/reviews/traum…
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“[He] was a figure who felt too classy for the works he found himself in, but rather than drag them down, he lifted them to the artistic heights fitting his talents."
@clintworthing pays tribute to the late Patrick Stewart: rogerebert.com/tributes/patr…
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3.5 out of 4 Stars ⭐️ "[An] exceptional film... a spare, effortlessly controlled narrative whose many profound moments quietly shock you."
@ebertvoices reviews QUEEN AT SEA. Now Playing NYC @AngelikaFilmNY before expanding nationwide through November.
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If you’re in Chicago, pick up a copy of @newcity to see someone you know in the Film 50. Digital copy next week.
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"Thank you, Ms. Huerta, for inspiring each of us to internalize the truth that, when faced with adversity, we have the ability to resist, to organize, to fight with everything we’ve got."
@ChazEbert pays tribute to the late, legendary Dolores Huerta: rogerebert.com/chazs-blog/ye…
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"This is a no-frills film, relying on those golden-old clips, the warm, witty, and insightful memories of comic giants, and the sharp observations of modern-day talents."
@RichardERoeper reviews SCTV: THE GREATEST SHOW YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF: rogerebert.com/reviews/sctv-…
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“It might not tell us much we didn’t already know about Muhammad Ali, but it’s a thorough, finely crafted series."
@RichardERoeper reviews THE GREATEST: rogerebert.com/reviews/the-g…
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"It’s striking, haunting stuff, stark reminders of the virulence of such religious hatred, which ripples out from its Reagan-era political roots into the bloody present."
@clintworthing reviews WHO KILLED ALEX ODEH? rogerebert.com/reviews/who-k…
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"The action, which also includes a hairy helicopter landing, is the movie’s best feature."
@glenn__kenny reviews THE MONGOOSE: rogerebert.com/reviews/the-m…
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"Horror already has this forbidden, underdog element. … So that’s why I think when you become part of the tribe, you’re welcomed."
@Brian_Tallerico spoke with Chicago legend Nick Digilio about 40 YEARS, 40 HORROR FILMS: rogerebert.com/interviews/mo…
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It’s not about the bulge, but about the bravery to look beyond it.
For @ebertvoices, I reviewed Daniel Lombroso’s documentary MANHOOD about men who undergo penis enlargement procedures. It’s far more compassionate than salacious.
Read here: rogerebert.com/reviews/manho…
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Peter Berg’s WWII historical war drama takes a lot of liberties with the history of depicts. I found it to not only be confused but also vile.
My review via @ebertvoices
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“A spare, effortlessly controlled narrative whose many profound moments quietly shock you.”
I was quite taken by Lance Hammer’s dementia drama QUEEN AT SEA. My review via @ebertvoices
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