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.

Bling Ambition

The annual awards season kicks in with the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations and the Boston critics' awards.

What to Watch: "Christmas Eve at Miller's Point"

An eccentric new Christmas classic from a young director to watch. Plus: reviews of "Hard Truths," "Nightbitch," "Flow" and "Queer."

One Good Film: "Ham on Rye" (2019)

A haunting, ambiguous debut from a young filmmaker to watch.

Ty's Annual Movie Turkey Trot

Suggestions for what to watch on demand once the bird has been reduced to a carcass; plus, reviews of "Flow" and "Maria"

"Wicked" and "Gladiator II"

Reviews for the two big new movies of Thanksgiving week. One sings, the other ... doesn't.

50 Ways of Hearing "Marquee Moon"

In which I escape bleak reality by offering you a supercut of Tom Verlaine guitar solos.