The Ebert Fellows on True/False 2025
The Ebert Fellows report from the True/False Film Festival.
Festivals & Awards
SXSW Film Festival 2025: Fu*cktoys, $Positions, Idiotka
On three of the most out-there titles to hit this year’s SXSW Film Festival.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: 42nd Street, The Spies Among Us, Make It Look Real
On three buzzed docs from this year’s fest.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: Redux Redux, Descendent, The Surrender
On three of the most-buzzed horror films from SXSW this year.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: Are We Good?, I’m Carl Lewis!, Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
On three profile docs from SXSW on Marc Maron, Carl Lewis, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Fantasy Life, Brother Verses Brother
Three of the more purely enjoyable films of this year’s SXSW are highlighted.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: Forge, Slanted, The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick
On three interesting AAPI films from this year’s Austin event.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: The Baltimorons, For Worse, Magic Hour
On three films from SXSW about the unpredictability of life, including the best of this year’s festival.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: One More Shot, Mermaid, Sweetness
On three very different films from this year’s SXSW.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: The Rivals of Amziah King, Hallow Road, The Dutchman
Three big swings from SXSW this year, including two standouts.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: Ghost Boy, The Secret of Me, Take No Prisoners
On three strong docs from SXSW this year.
SXSW Film Festival 2025: It Ends, The Threesome, Caper
On three premieres from the first night of SXSW, including an early standout.
International and Indie Cinema on the Rise: A Report from the 97th Academy Awards
A RogerEbert.com contributor reports from this year’s Oscars.
Anora’s Real-Life Fairytale: Five-Oscar Victory for Indie Film
A recap of this year’s Academy Awards.
True/False 2025: The Track, Writing Hawa, Make It Look Real
These deeply personal works are all defined by the dogged, hopeful pursuit of dreams: sports, education, and aspirations—that feel especially heartening right now.
True/False 2025: WTO/99, Family Album, Land With No Rider
Our second dispatch of the documentary film festival tackles public protest, trans stories, and life on the frontier.
True/False 2025: Seeds, River of Grass, How Deep Is Your Love
On three docs from the year’s prestigious non-fiction film festival.
Chicago’s Own Filmspotting Podcast Celebrates 20 Years With Inaugural Festival
The acclaimed podcast kicks off three days of films from throughout the show’s storied history.
A Preview of the 2025 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
A preview of the year’s best U.S. event for Francophiles.
