Matt Fagerholm is an Assistant Editor at RogerEbert.com and is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He
spent four years writing film reviews and interviews for
HollywoodChicago.com and has contributed to a variety of publications
including Time Out Chicago, The A.V. Club, No Film School and Magill's Cinema Annual. His writing/editing experience includes serving as Assistant A&E Editor at the Columbia Chronicle and a full-time writer interviewing such icons as Betty White, Ed Asner and Judy Collins at the Woodstock Independent. For nearly a decade, he served as a monthly guest on Vocalo radio's The Morning AMp program, and is also the founder of Indie Outlook, a blog and podcast featuring
exclusive interviews with some of the most exciting voices in modern
independent filmmaking. Follow him on Twitter at @IndieOutlook and @mattfagerholm.
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A preview of the 39th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, featuring reviews of "Boulevard! A Hollywood Story," "Firebird," "Jump, Darling," "Sweetheart" and "North by Current."
An interview with director Jonathan Butterell and actors Max Harwood and Lauren Patel about their new film, "Everybody's Talking About Jamie."
Matt writes: Since last month marked the fortieth anniversary of Robert Redford's Sundance Institute, RogerEbert.com presented a special edition of Thumbnails featuring priceless articles penned by Roger Ebert, including the one he wrote about his first experience at the Institute…
Matt writes: Last week, RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert announced that this year's installment of Ebertfest, which was originally scheduled to run from September 8th through the 11th, will be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The new dates for…
An interview with Nanfu Wang, director of In the Same Breath.
Matt writes: For those moviegoers who feel secure enough to return to movie theaters, there is no picture currently in release that provides a more exuberant "welcome back to the big screen" moment than the very first scene of Leos…
Matt writes: RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert recently announced that Oscar-nominated French Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award at the 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards, which will take place during the 46th edition of the Toronto International…
Matt writes: The 74th Cannes Film Festival came to a close this past Saturday, and RogerEbert.com was there every step of the way to provide readers with in-depth dispatches on the numerous enticing selections.
Matt writes: Martin Scorsese's 1999 film, "Bringing Out the Dead," starring Nicolas Cage as an overworked ambulance paramedic in Manhattan, was recently analyzed by two terrific writers, Scout Tafoya and Willow Maclay, who discussed its newfound relevance in light of…
Matt writes: On Juneteenth week this year, RogerEbert.com proudly presented its inaugural edition of Black Writers Week, featuring seven days (June 14th-20th) of essential content penned by Black film critics, filmmakers, philanthropists and other thought leaders.
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