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1 day ago | rogerebert.com | Richard Roeper

One of my favorite moments in Season 4 of "The Bear" is a kind of delicate ballet before the chaos-a dialogue-free sequence that lasts nearly three minutes. With the camera swooping in elegantly slow fashion about the kitchen, Ayo Edebiri's Sydney prepares a seared scallop dish, with the hauntingly beautiful sounds of "Slow Disco" by St. Vincent providing a lush soundtrack ( Am I thinking what everybody's thinking? I'm so glad I came, but I can't wait to leave...).

4 days ago | rogerebert.com | Richard Roeper

As many times as I've seen " Jaws " since I first experienced it as a mesmerized, terrified, and thrilled 15-year-old in the summer of 1975, each revisit yields something new, something that didn't fully register with me the first time I saw it.

1 week ago | rogerebert.com | Chaz Ebert

Roger enjoyed celebrating his birthday! Birthday party? Sure! Birthday surprise? Even better! The secret is that he simply enjoyed savoring life, and a birthday was just another occasion for celebration. In between these occasions was his writing, which he did prolifically, and also as a sort of celebration. I thought about that today, June 18, which would have been his 83rd birthday. It started early, with people sending me notes, emails, or social media posts reminding me.

1 week ago | rogerebert.com | Cortlyn Kelly

For the first time, Field Notes, a brand best known for its special pocket-sized journals and other stationery dry goods, is bringing its indie short films to the big screen. As it takes over Music Box's main theater on Monday, June 23rd, the one-day-only festival expands our understanding of the intentionality behind each special, quarterly notebook.

2 weeks ago | rogerebert.com | Chris Vognar

More of your favorite artists die as you get older. These days we usually get the news via social media, which still makes for a nice, democratic forum for public mourning. Sometimes the news gets me emotional; often it doesn't. Many of my fallen heroes led long lives, and they accomplished a lot during their time on the planet. They shuffled off this mortal coil with heads held high. My reaction is often fond reminiscence more than grief.