Good Movies 📽
New reviews: "The Apprentice," "Piece By Piece"
Plus a book review of Barry Sonnenfeld's new memoir "Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time"
Ty Burr
Good Movies 📽
Ten Decent Movies on Amazon Prime
Including "Blue Ruin," "Submarine," "This Must Be the Place" and others.
One Good Film
One Good Film: "Hale County This Morning, This Evening"
RaMell Ross's "Nickel Boys" opens soon; prepare for its brilliance with the director's Oscar-nominated first film.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 10/5/24
This week: Recommendations for two great little movies and one ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐-star classic (plus WaPo reviews of "Saturday Night," "Joker: Folie á Deux" and "The Outrun").
Classics 🎞
Ty's Movie Club: "Rear Window"
Come to a screening and discussion of Hitchcock's classic of voyeurism and murder on Thursday 10/10 at the West Newton Cinema.
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How to Get "Lucky"
A Watch List oldie: Harry Dean Stanton's graceful exit movie. PLUS: Reviews of "Joker: Folie á Deux," "Saturday Night" and "The Outrun."
One Good Film
One Good Film: "Blaze" (R.I.P. Kris Kristofferson)
Ethan Hawke's biopic of Blaze Foley is also a great actor-singer's onscreen farewell.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 9/27/24
Lots of good film choices on demand ("Will & Harper," "Between the Temples") and in theaters ("Megalopolis," "A Different Man").
Good Movies 📽
New Reviews: "Megalopolis," "A Different Man," "The Wild Robot"
For paid subscribers, my latest film reviews from the Washington Post.
Good Movies 📽
Ten Movies to Stream/Maggie Smith R.I.P.
New on VOD, including "Grave of the Fireflies," "The Disappearance of Shere Hite," "Between the Temples," and more. PLUS: Farewell, Maggie Smith
What to Watch
What to Watch: "Will & Harper"
Will Ferrell and his close friend Harper Steele drive cross-country to find out how a trans woman (and a famous movie star) are greeted and treated in Middle America.
One Good Film
One Good Film: "Safety Not Guaranteed" (2012)
Calling all Aubrey Plaza fans: The actress's first starring role is a delightful cheap rental on VOD. Plus: A review of "The Critic" with Ian McKellen.