What to Watch
E.T. Go Home: "Project Hail Mary," "Islands"
A sybaritic slow-burner on demand and an over-manipulative crowd-pleaser from two directors who should know better.
Awards π
Iβm glad PTA won best director, Iβm doubly glad Michael B. Jordan won best actor, I wish for lots of reasons that βSinnersβ had won best picture but, fine, the movie will last. And other thoughts.
Awards π
Do the problems of a little golden guy with no visible genitalia amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world?
Weekly Digest
A farewell to a great documentarian, Oscar short-film predictions, a bit of movie recommending and a bit of ranting, and one super-sized 70's-music playlist.
Music πΈ
One for the sixty-somethings: The wonderful, mortifying soundtrack of our adolescence.
What to Watch
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.
Awards π
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."
Remembrances βοΈ
What the great documentarian leaves as his legacy: The human species, observed.
Weekly Digest
Farewells to Bud Cort, Robert Duvall and our collective moviegoing youth.
What to Watch
You want art, go to the Criterion Channel.
A guide to movies in theaters and on demand, plus pop culture observations, from a film critic with 40 years in the business.
Farewell to one of the cinema's greatest character stars.
What the star of "Harold and Maude" once meant to the author's younger self.
Getcher Bad Bunny playlist right here. And more.
Farewell to the heartbeat of a legendary rock band.
Brazil's four-time Oscar nominee comes to streaming platforms in time for you to bone up - or get your Wagner Moura freak on - before the big night. Plus: Sundance reviews of "Josephine" and "Ha-chan: Shake Your Booty!"
Come with us as the Watch List revisits highlights of a brilliantly demented career. Plus a few thoughts on the man known as Conejo Malo -- the Bunny Who is Bad
A startling documentary from inside Russia, plus two streaming recommendations, one must-avoid and a celebration of Brazil's director-of-the-moment.
Woody's secret masterpiece makes a rare appearance on VOD. Plus: The new Matt-and-Ben extravaganza and "Kumiko the Treasure Hunter"
Surprise: Academy voters nominated the strongest group of Best Picture contenders in years.
An educational announcement and 10 must-see Sundance movies.
Ten films to catch at Sundance 2026