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The Shawshank Redemption movie review (1994) - Roger Ebert
WEBRoger Ebert. September 23, 1994. 4 min read. Red (Morgan Freeman, left) and Andy (Tim Robbins) are prisoners who form a friendship in "The Shawshank Redemption." “The Shawshank Redemption” is a movie about time, patience and loyalty — not sexy qualities, perhaps, but they grow on you during the subterranean progress of this story, which ...
Field of Dreams movie review & film summary (1989) - Roger Ebert
WEBIt is a delicate movie, a fragile construction of one goofy fantasy after another. But it has the courage to be about exactly what it promises. “If you build it, he will come.”. And he does. In a baseball movie named “ The Natural,” the hero seemed almost messianic. “Field of Dreams” has a more modest aim. The ghost of Shoeless Joe ...
Soul movie review & film summary (2020) - Roger Ebert
WEBDecember 25, 2020. 6 min read. Pixar’s “Soul” is about a jazz pianist who has a near-death experience and gets stuck in the afterlife, contemplating his choices and regretting the existence that he mostly took for granted. Pixar veteran Pete Docter is the credited co-director, alongside playwright and screenwriter Kemp Powers, who wrote ...
The Batman movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert
WEBThis is not to say that “The Batman” is a downer; far from it. Despite the overlong running time of nearly three hours, this is a film that’s consistently viscerally gripping. The coolest Batmobile yet—a muscular vehicle that’s straight out of “ Mad Max: Fury Road ”—figures prominently in one of the movie’s most heart-pounding ...
The greatest films of all time - Roger Ebert
WEBDec 14, 2012 · That leaves only one title to be replaced: “Dekalog,” by Kieslowski. This is an easy decision, because the magazine’s new rules insist that if you vote for, say, a pair of films (“The Godfather” and “The Godfather Two”), or a trilogy (Ray’s “Apu” trilogy or Kieslowski’s “Blue,” “White” and “Red” trilogy), each film counts as a separate title.
Interstellar movie review & film summary (2014) | Roger Ebert
WEBNovember 3, 2014. 8 min read. Interstellar. Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar,” about astronauts traveling to the other end of the galaxy to find a new home to replace humanity’s despoiled home-world, is frantically busy and earsplittingly loud. It uses booming music to jack up the excitement level of scenes that might not otherwise excite.
The Godfather movie review & film summary (1972) | Roger Ebert
WEBMar 16, 1997 · “The Godfather” is told entirely within a closed world. That’s why we sympathize with characters who are essentially evil. The story by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola is a brilliant conjuring act, inviting us to consider the Mafia entirely on its own terms. Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) emerges as a sympathetic and even admirable character; during the entire film, this lifelong ...
Inside Out movie review & film summary (2015) - Roger Ebert
WEBJune 18, 2015. 8 min read. “Inside Out,” a comedy-adventure set inside the mind of an 11-year old girl, is the kind of classic that lingers in the mind after you’ve seen it, sparking personal associations. And if it’s as successful as I suspect it will be, it could shake American studio animation out of the doldrums it’s been mired in ...