Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 12/10/21
Featuring the roots of Roman Roy, a deep dive into HBO Max's movie offerings, and a wondrous new "West Side Story"
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Good Movies 📽
Something's Coming. Something Good.
"West Side Story" is that rare beast, a remake that improves on a classic original. Plus, reviews for "Being the Ricardos" and "Don't Look Up". (Don't.)
Platform Reviews 👀
Platform Review: HBO Max
Should you subscribe? Plus: 20 good movies if you do.
Panel Talk: Whither the Movies in 2022?
And the theater, and the fine arts...
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 12/4/21
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Good Movies 📽
12 Good Movies on Netflix Right Now
Something for everyone: Comedies, drama, B-movies, and art films
Good Movies 📽
Benedictions
"The Power of the Dog" is the the latest in a Cumberbatch hot streak
The Tuesday Thread: Should you read the book?
I’ll be writing something about Jane Campion’s excellent new film, “The Power of the Dog,” when it debuts on Netflix on Wednesday, but for the moment I want to pose a question: What does a movie owe to the book on which it was based? I ask because
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.
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.