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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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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.
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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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“While [the film] could be described as inept, it fumbles into vile with its confused ending."
@812filmreviews reviews THE MOSQUITO BOWL: rogerebert.com/reviews/the-m…
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“A spare, effortlessly controlled narrative whose many profound moments quietly shock you."
@812filmreviews reviews QUEEN AT SEA: rogerebert.com/reviews/queen…
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For this month’s Home Entertainment Guide, @Brian_Tallerico previews the physical media worth the pick-up, from 4K releases of auteurs such as Guillermo Del Toro and Jonathan Demme to an underseen blockbuster based on the beloved Mattel franchise: rogerebert.com/dvd-blu-ray/h…
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"Kubrick was a pioneer and a visionary, the kind of filmmaker who justifies a release this, well, complete."
@Brian_Tallerico reviews Criterion Collection’s THE COMPLETE KUBRICK, in all of its excess, detail, and glory: rogerebert.com/dvd-blu-ray/t…
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"We wanted an anachronistic approach to everything and to create our own time, but still keep it specific."
@nminow spoke with directors Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer about WICKER: rogerebert.com/interviews/a-…
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“The festival played host to a bevy of creature features, genre thrillers, and folk-horror freakouts."
From @chilfilmfest, @clintworthing reviews CORPUS, NO REST FOR THE WICKED, CASTRATION MOVIE III.II; A FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE: rogerebert.com/festivals/cif…
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“Weard’s unadorned, yet intimate photography and naturalistic directing make you feel like you’re watching a Gen-Z Cassavetes at work.”
“The festival played host to a bevy of creature features, genre thrillers, and folk-horror freakouts."
From @chilfilmfest, @clintworthing reviews CORPUS, NO REST FOR THE WICKED, CASTRATION MOVIE III.II; A FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE: rogerebert.com/festivals/cif…
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RT @kaiyashunyata: for @ebertvoices, i reviewed season four of THE GILDED AGE, which reaches new heights as the series slowly transforms in…
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“It’s impressively assembled, from its elegant and clarifying drone footage to its first-person GoPro shots of crampons jabbing into icy rock walls and pickaxes crunching into hard snow."
@mattzollerseitz reviews EVEREST: THE OTHER SIDE, in theaters now: rogerebert.com/reviews/evere…
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