Watch List Digest 3/15/25
On-demand picks, new theatrical releases, and where to get news in a dysfunctional dystopia.
Latest
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.
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, 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.
Watch List Digest 3/7/25
New Reviews: "Mickey 17," Seven Veils," "There's Still Tomorrow" 🔒
This week's reviews from the Washington Post.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
A Note to Readers
I’m on deadline for a newspaper for which I have little remaining respect. Why am I doing it?
What to Watch: Pre-Oscar Catch-up
Recent movies at affordable VOD prices! Plus: One to avoid.
Directors
The Whole Almodóvar
All 23 of the Spanish director's feature films are newly available on demand. I rate every last one of them and tell you where to find them.
New Movies
New Reviews: "Capt. America," "Armand," Oscar shorts
Are you tired of Marvel Cinematic Universe movies? Yeah, me too.
What to Watch
What to Watch: Stone'd Again
Questlove's "Sly Lives!" comes to Hulu, a powerhouse Marianne Jean-Baptiste double-bill pops up on Amazon, and more.
Good Movies 📽
Reviews: "No Other Land" and "Porcelain War"
Two stark Oscar-nominated documentaries of struggle and endurance in the West Bank and in Ukraine.
What to Watch
Fiddling (with the Remote) While Rome Burns
Five new releases just hitting VOD -- and seven sleepers hiding on your streaming platform menus.
Events
Ty's Movie Club: "Mulholland Drive"
This Thursday, February 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the West Newton Cinema, a screening and discussion of the late David Lynch's greatest film. (Arguably? Then come and argue.)
Festival Reports
Sundance 2025 Report III
Reviews of "The Wedding Banquet," "The Perfect Neighbor," "Free Leonard Peltier," "Peter Hujar's Day," "Gen_" and "Zodiac Killer Project"
Festival Reports
Sundance 2025 Report II
Reviews of "Train Dreams," "Rebuilding," "The Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "Together."
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 1/25/25
Busy week! Sundance 2025, Oscar nominations, and a guide to good movies on Amazon Prime.
Festival Reports
Sundance 2025 Report I
Arab teenage rebels, Sly Stone, Pee-wee Herman and more from the first three days of the Sundance Film Festival.
Awards 🏆
Oscar Nominations 2025
Who's in, who's out, who cares? (Well, I do.)
Film Festivals
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.