Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 11/27/21
Just in time for the holidays: Thanksgiving family-dysfunction movies, a long steep in the Beatles' final days, and a tribute to a titan of American theater.
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Remembrances ⭐️
Stephen Sondheim 1930-2021
How a master craftsman transformed his medium and what he leaves behind.
Music 🎸
The Long and Winding Film
On the virtues of eight-hour Beatles documentaries and not letting it be.
Good Movies 📽
The Curse of the Thanksgiving Movie
They're hardly turkeys, but films set during the holiday offer mostly dark meat.
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Watch List Weekly Recap 11/19/21
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Good Movies 📽
It's All Relative
"King Richard" and "C'mon C'mon" give Will Smith and Joaquin Phoenix satisfying roles as men grappling with family responsibilities.
Good Movies 📽
It's All Relative
"King Richard" and "C'mon C'mon" give Will Smith and Joaquin Phoenix satisfying roles as men grappling with family responsibilities.
Music 🎸
Doc of the Week - "Karen Dalton: In My Own Time"
A new streaming documentary commemorates a lost folk artist
TV Shows 📺
The Tuesday Thread: Euro-vision Series Contest
What international TV shows are floating your boat?
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Watch List Weekly Recap 11/12/21
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Good Movies 📽
When Irish Sighs Are Smiling
"Belfast" arrives in theaters, "Mayor Pete" comes to Amazon Prime, and "Skidoo" melts your brain on Turner Classics
Good Movies 📽
"Passing" Thoughts
Rebecca Hall's directorial debut adapts Nella Larsen's 1929 novel for Netflix; Farewell to Dean Stockwell