Reviews: "Wolf Man," "Back in Action" + Requiem for a Seer

This week's WaPo pieces: Two reviews and a David Lynch appreciation.

David Lynch: A Memory

How the director schooled a young critic in the proper approach to art and mystery

New reviews: "The Brutalist," "The Room Next Door," "September 5" & "Hard Truths"

What to Watch: Cut the Crap

Where do you turn when there's nothing -- I mean NOTHING -- on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video? The Criterion Channel. Here are 8 best bets.

Ty's Movie Club: "Aguirre, The Wrath of God" (1972)

Just in time for Inauguration Day, a Werner Herzog classic on the madness of crowns.

What to Watch: "Nickel Boys" & "The Seed of the Sacred Fig"

My two latest reviews for the WaPo. One of the films is very, very good. The other one is just the best movie of 2024.

The 20 Best Movies of 2024

"Nickel Boys" leads the Watch List's annual honor roll of entertainments and provocations.

Tangled Up in Bob - further thoughts on "A Complete Unknown"

Some further thoughts on "A Complete Unknown, a broadside against nasty commenters, and a review of "The Tree of the Sacred Fig"

What to Watch: "A Complete Unknown" and more

New reviews of James Mangold's Bob Dylan bio-pic, Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" and "Babygirl"

Ty's Movie Club: "Paterson"

On Thursday December 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the West Newton Cinema, join us for a screening and discussion of Jim Jarmusch's beatific 2016 film.

The 10 Best Movies of 2024 (D.C. area version)

Some larger thoughts on the state of movies 2024 and one version of a Top 10, plus reviews of "All We Imagine as Light" and "The End."

What to Watch: 11 to Wrap to

New films on VOD include "Kneecap," "Maria," Sugarcane," and more.