Oscars Post-Mortem: Let People Enjoy Things

I’m glad PTA won best director, I’m doubly glad Michael B. Jordan won best actor, I wish for lots of reasons that “Sinners” had won best picture but, fine, the movie will last. And other thoughts.

Ty's Oscar Predictions, 2026

Do the problems of a little golden guy with no visible genitalia amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world?

Pick Up the Pieces: A High School Reunion Playlist

One for the sixty-somethings: The wonderful, mortifying soundtrack of our adolescence.

What to Watch: The god-damn news, "Sirat," a new Jarmusch, and more.

Reviews of Spain's Oscar nominee, plus "Father Mother Sister Brother," Jodie Foster in "A Private Life," Claire Foy in "H is for Hawk" and one ball-busting Pre-Code movie starring Edward G. Robinson.

What to Watch: Oscar Shorts!

Reviews, predictions and links for all 15 nominees in all three short film categories, plus a belated look at "KPop Demon Hunters" and "Song Sung Blue."

Frederick Wiseman 1930-2026

What the great documentarian leaves as his legacy: The human species, observed.

Watch List Digest 2/20/26

Farewells to Bud Cort, Robert Duvall and our collective moviegoing youth.

What to Watch: 10 Good Movies on Netflix 🔒

You want art, go to the Criterion Channel.

Robert Duvall 1931-2026

Farewell to one of the cinema's greatest character stars.

Bud Cort 1948-2026

What the star of "Harold and Maude" once meant to the author's younger self.

Watch List Digest 2/8/26

Getcher Bad Bunny playlist right here. And more.

Fred Smith: Ace of Bass

Farewell to the heartbeat of a legendary rock band.