New Movies
New Reviews: "Highest 2 Lowest," "Americana," "Souleymane's Story"
Spike Lee's reunion with Denzel Washington ain't Kurosawa, but it ain't bad.
Ty Burr
One Good Film
One Good Film: "Crossing" (and more)
A sweet sleeper of a Georgian movie; plus: a bonkers fascist artifact from Depression-era Hollywood, two fine new streaming releases, and a ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reminder.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 8/10/25
Japanese Cinema 101, a Hollywood classic revisited, new reviews and more
Classics 🎞
Happy 75th, "Sunset Blvd."🔒
Three-quarters of a century on, Billy Wilder's classic is still a bitter, bitter pill
New Movies
New Reviews: "Weapons," "Freakier Friday," and more 🔒
A stunning new horror film, a congenially plastic Disney sequel and a music doc that swoons a bit too much.
New Movies
What To Watch: "Caught By The Tides" (plus: Japanese Cinema 101)
Jia Zhangke's latest is a literal career summary. Also: You have to pick ten movies to represent Japanese cinema to newcomers. Quick: what do you choose?
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 8/2/25
A quiet week this week. It happens.
New Movies
New WaPo reviews: "Together," "The Naked Gun," "Folktales"🔒
This week: A kinda brilliant new horror-comedy, a better-than-expected reboot and Norwegians with sled dogs.
What to Watch
What to Watch: "Easy Living"
Jean Arthur stars in a great, underrated screwball comedy from director Mitchell Leisen.
New Movies
New WaPo Reviews: "Oh, Hi!" and "Bad Shabbos"🔒
Two new comedies about love and criminal behavior. One zings, the other doesn't.
Good Movies 📽
What to Watch: "Blues" in the Night
Something (streaming) for everyone: "40 Acres," "Materialists," "Drop," "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl," "The Shrouds" and "Peking Opera Blues"
What to Watch
What to Watch: "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin"
Plus: Brief reviews of new releases "Sorry, Baby" and "Oh, Hi!" and a heads-up on hard-to-find classics.