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The best raunchy teen comedy just turned 25 — why ‘American Pie’ is still so sweet

The legacy of 'American Pie' still stands today

Tom’s Guide

Prime Video movie of the day: Bram Stoker's Dracula is campy, vampy and pretty damn sexy

Francis Ford Coppola ups the eroticism in this gloriously over the top vampire epic.

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The 32 greatest movies that critics hated (and audiences loved)

Critics hate these movies, but audiences can't get enough of them

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Prime Video movie of the day: James McAvoy and Keira Knightley star in a 'ravishing romance' with 7 Oscar nominees

This BAFTA-winning wartime epic is very compelling and very, very sad.

TechRadar

From meet-cute to marriage breakdown: Streep and Nicholson shine in Nora Ephron’s bittersweet Heartburn

This forerunner to the writer’s charming romcoms is real and relatable – the truest of her meditations on love

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Netflix movie of the day: Born on the Fourth of July is a harrowing movie with an extraordinary Tom Cruise performance

Based on a true story, Oliver Stone delivers a powerful and thoughtful anti-war movie.

TechRadar

Wildlife Rescue review – totally adorable TV you’ll want to watch for years to come

This super cute show about an animal hospital will have you crying happy tears from the off. And just wait till you meet the seal pups!

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Ebertfest Celebrates 25Th Anniversary With Star-Studded Film Lineup

Celebrate 25 years of Ebertfest with screenings, documentaries, and discussions honoring Roger Ebert's cinematic legacy.

Top News

Lift is Netflix’s #1 movie but here are 3 superior crime capers to watch instead

Netflix's "absurd but fun" heist movie Lift isn't a hit with critics – here are three thrillers to watch instead.

TechRadar

59 Movies That Have A Completely Different Mood When Seen From The “Villain’s” Perspective

Forty-two years ago, critic Roger Ebert said that because heroes and gimmicks tend to repeat from production to production, "Each film is only as good as its villain." The post 59 Movies That Have A Completely Different Mood When Seen From The “Villain’s” Perspective first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Whoops! Mistakes, we’ve made a few in our 75-year history

The Sun-Times has had its share of doozies, from wrongly declaring Ford would be Reagan’s running mate to accidentally publishing an obituary for the Chicago Teachers Union president before she died.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migration Review: Illumination's Latest Is Pretty But Dull

Migration can be said to be one of Illumination’s best movies yet, but that’s a pretty low bar to clear.

Cinemablend

Renaming Gene Siskel Film Center to include Roger Ebert wouldn’t honor their partnership

Instead, find a new way to honor the legendary movie critics, a suburban reader writes. should be found.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gene Siskel Film Center should add Roger Ebert to its name

The team needs to be reunited for posterity. Legions of Siskel and Ebert fans would all give this idea a big thumbs up, writes a lifelong Chicagoan and movie fan.

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Think they've seen it all? Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover who wants more

It’s been a wonderful year at the movies for cinephiles, but what do you get for the film lover who has seen everything already

Salon

Keith Lee, food critic for our economy

Lee has a critic's ethos, just like the late Roger Ebert and the misunderstood Anton Ego from "Ratatouille"

Inverse

10 Years Ago, a Legendary Indie Adventure Redefined Video Games

Are video games art? A 'Half-Life 2' mod turned standalone phenomenon answered that question in the most ludicrous way possible.

Chicago Sun-Times

James Hoge, Sun-Times editor who oversaw era of audacious investigations and 6 Pulitzers, dies at 87

Mr. Hoge didn’t hesitate to sign off on the Mirage Tavern sting when reporter Pam Zekman pitched it to him while walking across the Michigan Avenue Bridge in 1977.

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Spike Lee: critics said Do the Right Thing would ‘incite riots’

Speaking at the Toronto film festival, where he was accepting an award, the auteur recalled the press response to his 1989 film

Evening Standard

William Friedkin’s best films to watch after The Exorcist

He was known for his 1973 genre-changing horror, but many of the director’s shocking and electrifying films also reached deep into the American psyche

Inverse

30 Years Ago, A Gory Sci-Fi Thriller Beat Steven Spielberg to the Punch

No budget? No problem.

The Conversation

Making movies in video games: why the film world is finally ready to take ‘machinima’ seriously

Last week in a small city in the Ruhr area of Germany, a film that I made inside the video game Grand Theft Auto was screened at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, as part of an extensive overview of machinima.

Inverse

25 Years Ago, a Criminally Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Beat 'The Matrix' to the Punch

The brooding existential cousin to its more popular rival, Alex Proyas' thriller is still impressive and unsettling.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times turns 75, how to find your mayoral match and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

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On the 75th birthday of the paper, a visit with colleagues long gone.

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