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3 days ago | rogerebert.com | Matt Zoller Seitz

Ours is an extended family with a lot of tragedy in it, but Jan Dawson's was unique. Jan was the mother of two daughters, Jen, the mother of my two biological children, and Nancy, who had three children by a previous marriage. I was married to both of the sisters at different points in my life. They both died young-Jennifer at 35 of a previously undiagnosed heart problem, and Nancy at 53 of metastatic breast cancer. They passed on the same day, fourteen years and just a few minutes apart.

1 week ago | rogerebert.com | Chaz Ebert

What can we look to during these fraught times to keep our hope alive? Fred Rogers reminded us to "look for the helpers," and there are three particular people who come to mind who fit that definition. They have contributed so much to our world for nearly a century, and they have no plans to stop anytime soon.

1 week ago | rogerebert.com | Collin Souter

It's time to take a break from the kinds of social injustice movies covered in this column for the past few months and, instead, shift to more pleasant fodder, like a lovely grandmother with a salt and pepper collection. Meredith Moore's "Margie Soudek's Salt and Pepper Shakers" is the kind of Mother's Day offering that goes down easy: full of charm, warmth and surprises, especially with all those big explosions.

1 week ago | rogerebert.com | Scout Tafoya

This week, my friend Bridget Mallon passed away in her sleep at the age of 34. The country's been going to hell in a hurry, but there's always a way for things to get worse, and the loss of one of my best friends was that. At times like this, you forget that things can get better, let alone that they will, because it just seems implausible that the world stays this desperate and terrible forever.

1 week ago | rogerebert.com | Brian Tallerico

The weather may be getting better in most of the country, but that doesn't mean you want to stop watching movies! And Netflix has a strong slate of new offerings today, accompanied by a few of the more popular horror films of the last few years sprinkling through the rest of the month. Horror never rests. Pick your favorites and click through to read our original reviews, when available.