What to Watch: "Séraphine" (2008)
A forgotten film gem from France -- and a brief apology to my subscribers.
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What to Watch at IFFBoston 2026
12 movies to catch at Boston's best film festival, April 22-29.
What to Watch: The Koker Trilogy, "Send Help"
Iranian director Abba Kiarostami's nesting-doll trio of classics has the power to renew a viewer's faith in movies, art and human beings. Plus: Rachel McAdams goes native.
What to Watch: "My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 - Last Air in Moscow"
Julia Loktev's monumental documentary about Putin's war against journalists comes to VOD.
Movies I Forgot I Reviewed: "Innocence" (2004)
From the archives: Marion Cotillard and a cast of schoolgirls in a disturbing, dreamlike meditation on childhood's end.
Watch List Digest 3/22/26
E.T. Go Home: "Project Hail Mary," "Islands"
A sybaritic slow-burner on demand and an over-manipulative crowd-pleaser from two directors who should know better.
Oscars Post-Mortem: Let People Enjoy Things
I’m glad PTA won best director, I’m doubly glad Michael B. Jordan won best actor, I wish for lots of reasons that “Sinners” had won best picture but, fine, the movie will last. And other thoughts.
Ty's Oscar Predictions, 2026
Do the problems of a little golden guy with no visible genitalia amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world?
Pick Up the Pieces: A High School Reunion Playlist
One for the sixty-somethings: The wonderful, mortifying soundtrack of our adolescence.
What to Watch: The god-damn news, "Sirat," a new Jarmusch, and more.
Reviews of Spain's Oscar nominee, plus "Father Mother Sister Brother," Jodie Foster in "A Private Life," Claire Foy in "H is for Hawk" and one ball-busting Pre-Code movie starring Edward G. Robinson.
What to Watch: Oscar Shorts!
Reviews, predictions and links for all 15 nominees in all three short film categories, plus a belated look at "KPop Demon Hunters" and "Song Sung Blue."
Remembrances ⭐️
Frederick Wiseman 1930-2026
What the great documentarian leaves as his legacy: The human species, observed.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 2/20/26
Farewells to Bud Cort, Robert Duvall and our collective moviegoing youth.
What to Watch
What to Watch: 10 Good Movies on Netflix 🔒
You want art, go to the Criterion Channel.
Remembrances ⭐️
Robert Duvall 1931-2026
Farewell to one of the cinema's greatest character stars.
Remembrances ⭐️
Bud Cort 1948-2026
What the star of "Harold and Maude" once meant to the author's younger self.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 2/8/26
Getcher Bad Bunny playlist right here. And more.
Music 🎸
Fred Smith: Ace of Bass
Farewell to the heartbeat of a legendary rock band.
New Movies
What to Watch: "The Secret Agent"
Brazil's four-time Oscar nominee comes to streaming platforms in time for you to bone up - or get your Wagner Moura freak on - before the big night. Plus: Sundance reviews of "Josephine" and "Ha-chan: Shake Your Booty!"
Music 🎸
How to Prep for a Halftime Show
Remembrances ⭐️
Catherine O'Hara 1954-2026
Come with us as the Watch List revisits highlights of a brilliantly demented career. Plus a few thoughts on the man known as Conejo Malo -- the Bunny Who is Bad
What to Watch
What to Watch: "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" and more
A startling documentary from inside Russia, plus two streaming recommendations, one must-avoid and a celebration of Brazil's director-of-the-moment.
What to Watch
What to Watch: "Zelig,""The Rip"
Woody's secret masterpiece makes a rare appearance on VOD. Plus: The new Matt-and-Ben extravaganza and "Kumiko the Treasure Hunter"