The First Picture Show
What was the movie theater where you fell in love with the movies?
Ty Burr
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 2/18/22
Romcom podcasts, high-tech thrillers, and a sweet little movie you should know about.
Good Movies 📽
Local Heroes
"Driveways" (2020) is on-demand soul food just waiting for you to find it; "Dog" and "Strawberry Mansion" arrive in theaters
Good Movies 📽
Gimme "Kimi"
On HBO Max, another compact work of wit and craft from Steven Soderbergh.
Podcast
Isn't It Romantic: A Valentine's Day Podcast
Globe "Love Letters" columnist Meredith Goldstein and I dish on why we love movies about love.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 2/11/22
Name games, Mank memories, Oscar noms, and new movies
What to Watch This Weekend 2/11/22
An Agatha Christie mystery, a J.Lo romcom, and more
Awards 🏆
And the Nominees Are...
The Academy spreads its largesse widely this year.
Classics 🎞
Zoom Event: Manks for the Memories
Two Mankiewiczes now discuss two Mankiewiczes then
Remembrances ⭐️
Lillian Gish, Ike Turner, and me
The enjoyment of playing the fame-name game and the memories it brings to life.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 2/4/22
Life post-Spotify and a sweeping saga of diaspora and new lands
Good Movies 📽
Of "Flee" I Sing
A Danish film about an Afghan refugee packs an animated wallop