Ty Burr
New Movies
New Reviews: "Snow White" and "Magazine Dreams" 🔒
A much-mocked remake turns out to be not half bad and a cursed film from Sundance 2023 finally surfaces.
Good Movies 📽
What to Watch: "No" and two movies about The Janes
Some movies to stiffen the spine as we head into the wind.
New Movies
New Reviews: "Eephus," "Opus," Black Bag" and more 🔒
A ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ baseball movie, a ⭐ 1/2 horror-comedy bomb, and a few things on the high end between, including ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ and a new Soderbergh.
Politics
News You Can (Actually) Use
I really do have some movie tips in this one, but first I want to talk about where we get our information. I am grateful for your indulgence.
One Good Film
One, no, TWO Good Films: “Crazy Love” and “Mother”
Resurfacing on VOD: A twisted New York love story and early Bong Joon ho -- plus the latest edition of Ty's Movie Club.
New Movies
New Reviews: "Mickey 17," Seven Veils," "There's Still Tomorrow" 🔒
This week's reviews from the Washington Post.
What to Watch
What to Watch: Weekend Guide
More Oscar nominees come to VOD, along with a DIY Gene Hackman festival, a ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ foreign film and two intriguing oldies.
Good Movies 📽
One Good Film: "My Foolish Heart"
The one movie that J.D. Salinger allowed to be made from his work -- and the reason it was the last. Plus: My meeting(s) with Jerry.
Awards 🏆
Ty's Oscar Predictions 2025
Some years it’s pretty obvious which film and which performances are going to win an Oscar. This is not one of those years.
Good Movies 📽
"The Girl with the Needle" & "Grand Theft Hamlet" (& Gene Hackman) 🔒
Two reviews of new movies, one Oscar-nominated and the other fun. Plus, my WaPo Gene Hackman appreciation.
News
A Note to Readers
I’m on deadline for a newspaper for which I have little remaining respect. Why am I doing it?