Life Itself
A moving, funny, raucous, wide-ranging look at the man who founded this site.
A moving, funny, raucous, wide-ranging look at the man who founded this site.
For over half of its length, the action in “Me and You” is confined to the basement where Lorenzo and Olivia hide out, and it’s…
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
A collection of rave reviews for Life Itself that came out after its July 4th theatrical premiere.
"LIFE ITSELF" DEBUTS AT #1 IN SPECIALTY BOX OFFICE
An FFC shares memories of the Los Angeles Theater scene.
The latest in Scout Tafoya's series, The Unloved--"Pola X."
An FFC shares memories of the Los Angeles Theater scene.
A Far Flung Correspondent reviews Sion Sono's loony "Why Don't You Play in Hell?"
The director and subject of "Barbaric Genius," now available on iTunes.
Highlights of the 36th Annual Moscow Film Festival.
A native of Chicago, Sam lives and works in San Francisco as a journalist and student at San Francisco State University. He's the founder of Movie Mezzanine, residential film critic for SF Bay and member of the OFCS. He also happens to be (consistently) illogically idealistic about everything (save for politics).
An interview with Karina Longworth, the former chief film critic for LA Weekly, now the host of "You Must Remember This."
A conversation with the Gia Coppola, the young director of Palo Alto.
Sam Fragoso chats with Kim Robeson, an Ebertfest lover who has been coming since the very first year.
Defining the Midwest. Digging for lost art; Donald Sterling makes some racist comments; A spike in men rape rates; Advice to film critics.
A recap of the latest Silicon Valley episode; Hollywood scandals in the new era; Movie magic in the 21s century; Summer film anticipation guide; Ebertfest coverage.
Sam Fragoso reports on the Eberfest screening of Jason Reitman's "Young Adult" with Patton Oswalt.
The unveiling of the Roger Ebert sculpture at the 16th annual Ebertfest.
Minda Kaling; A Japanese remake of Sideways; Superblogs and entertainment journalism; An interview with legendary documentarians; Paul Schneider interview.
Lindsay Lohan's reality show; Portlandia stars on This Is Spinal Tap; Aaron Sorkin apologizes for The Newsroom; CriticWire survey; Hollywood has a major problem.
The King of Comedy and Ms. 45; The one good Wayans brother movie; Looking back at the Richard Boone Show; Manny Farber and James Agee; A review of God's Not Dead.