Oscar Nominations 2025
Who's in, who's out, who cares? (Well, I do.)
Latest
12 Movies I Want to See at Sundance 2025
Between the fires in L.A. and the clown show in Washington, the festival vibe may be weirder than usual this year.
Eight Good Movies on Prime (and 1 Stinker)
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It’s a sunny day with a fresh three inches of snow here in Boston and a good time to count one’s blessings and plot out ways to make this a better country for everyone in it in the weeks, months, and years
Watch List Digest 1/18/25
Reviews: "Wolf Man," "Back in Action" + Requiem for a Seer
This week's WaPo pieces: Two reviews and a David Lynch appreciation.
David Lynch: A Memory
How the director schooled a young critic in the proper approach to art and mystery
New reviews: "The Brutalist," "The Room Next Door," "September 5" & "Hard Truths"
What to Watch: Cut the Crap
Where do you turn when there's nothing -- I mean NOTHING -- on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video? The Criterion Channel. Here are 8 best bets.
Ty's Movie Club: "Aguirre, The Wrath of God" (1972)
Just in time for Inauguration Day, a Werner Herzog classic on the madness of crowns.
What to Watch: "Nickel Boys" & "The Seed of the Sacred Fig"
My two latest reviews for the WaPo. One of the films is very, very good. The other one is just the best movie of 2024.
The 20 Best Movies of 2024
"Nickel Boys" leads the Watch List's annual honor roll of entertainments and provocations.
Tangled Up in Bob - further thoughts on "A Complete Unknown"
Some further thoughts on "A Complete Unknown, a broadside against nasty commenters, and a review of "The Tree of the Sacred Fig"
What to Watch
What to Watch: "A Complete Unknown" and more
New reviews of James Mangold's Bob Dylan bio-pic, Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" and "Babygirl"
Ty's Movie Club
Ty's Movie Club: "Paterson"
On Thursday December 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the West Newton Cinema, join us for a screening and discussion of Jim Jarmusch's beatific 2016 film.
Best of the Year
The 10 Best Movies of 2024 (D.C. area version)
Some larger thoughts on the state of movies 2024 and one version of a Top 10, plus reviews of "All We Imagine as Light" and "The End."
What to Watch
What to Watch: 11 to Wrap to
New films on VOD include "Kneecap," "Maria," Sugarcane," and more.
Awards 🏆
Bling Ambition
The annual awards season kicks in with the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations and the Boston critics' awards.
What to Watch
What to Watch: "Christmas Eve at Miller's Point"
An eccentric new Christmas classic from a young director to watch. Plus: reviews of "Hard Truths," "Nightbitch," "Flow" and "Queer."
One Good Film
One Good Film: "Ham on Rye" (2019)
A haunting, ambiguous debut from a young filmmaker to watch.
What to Watch
Ty's Annual Movie Turkey Trot
Suggestions for what to watch on demand once the bird has been reduced to a carcass; plus, reviews of "Flow" and "Maria"
Good Movies 📽
"Wicked" and "Gladiator II"
Reviews for the two big new movies of Thanksgiving week. One sings, the other ... doesn't.
Music 🎸
50 Ways of Hearing "Marquee Moon"
In which I escape bleak reality by offering you a supercut of Tom Verlaine guitar solos.
One Good Film
One Good Film: "Fading Gigolo"
A charming, absurdist tale of Manhattan l'amour and lust, written, directed by and starring John Turturro.
What to Watch
What to Watch: Baker's Dozen
Mini-reviews of 13 movies in theaters and on demand -- plus "Anora" revisited.