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[ad_1] Sal is a tough, no-nonsense guy who basically wants to get along and tend to business. One of his sons is a vocal racist – in private, of course.…

[ad_1] 7. RAN The character contains great paradoxes, but they are not the paradoxes of youth; they spring from long habit. Lear has the arrogance of great power, long held.…

[ad_1] “THE JOY LUCK CLUB” review by Roger Ebert originally published on September 17th, 1993 “The Joy Luck Club” comes rushing off the screen in a torrent of memories, as…

[ad_1] 3. THE EMIGRANTS Troell’s epic film, more than 2 1/2 hours long and infinitely absorbing and moving, is based upon “Upon a Good Land,” the best-selling series of Swedish…

[ad_1] The capital city of Washington is portrayed here as roughshod gathering of politicians on the make. The images by Janusz Kaminski, Spielberg’s frequent cinematographer, use earth tones and muted…

[ad_1] The movie takes place in a French boys’ boarding school run by a headmaster who makes life there as unpleasant for the teachers as for the boys. Michael Delasalle…

[ad_1] “DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST” review by Roger Ebert originally published on March 13th, 1992 Julie Dash’s “Daughters of the Dust” is a tone poem of old memories, a family…

[ad_1] “LOVE JONES” review by Roger Ebert originally published on March 14th, 1997 “Love Jones” is a love story set in the world of Chicago’s middle-class black artists and professionals–which…

[ad_1] Roger Ebert’s Great Movies Essay on “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER” Each night I ask the stars up above:  Why must I be a teen-ager in love? — Dion and the Belmonts “Saturday…

[ad_1] According to our frequent contributor Marya E. Gates, “The review that I always return to is his review of “Only You.” It’s so lovely and emotional and takes the…