Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 3/8/26
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.
Ty Burr
Music 🎸
Pick Up the Pieces: A High School Reunion Playlist
One for the sixty-somethings: The wonderful, mortifying soundtrack of our adolescence.
What to Watch
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.
Awards 🏆
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."
Remembrances ⭐️
Frederick Wiseman 1930-2026
What the great documentarian leaves as his legacy: The human species, observed.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 2/20/26
Farewells to Bud Cort, Robert Duvall and our collective moviegoing youth.
What to Watch
What to Watch: 10 Good Movies on Netflix 🔒
You want art, go to the Criterion Channel.
Remembrances ⭐️
Robert Duvall 1931-2026
Farewell to one of the cinema's greatest character stars.
Remembrances ⭐️
Bud Cort 1948-2026
What the star of "Harold and Maude" once meant to the author's younger self.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 2/8/26
Getcher Bad Bunny playlist right here. And more.
Music 🎸
Fred Smith: Ace of Bass
Farewell to the heartbeat of a legendary rock band.
New Movies
What to Watch: "The Secret Agent"
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!"