What'll You Have: Escapism Or Insurrection?
Reviews of new releases "The Idea of You," "The Sixth," "The Fall Guy," and "Unfrosted." Plus: Ron Howard, mensch.
Reviews of new releases "The Idea of You," "The Sixth," "The Fall Guy," and "Unfrosted." Plus: Ron Howard, mensch.
In memory of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's late, lamented Cricket, the top five dog movies on VOD.
This week: A fine Fiennes frolic from the vault, casting recent movies with classic stars, and eight movies to choose from for the weekend.
Reviews of "Challengers," "Anyone But You," "Boy Kills World," "Stress Positions" and more theatrical and VOD choices.
What a terrible yet brilliant idea: Stars of yesteryear in movies of today.
A past morsel from the director of "Challengers." Plus: A couple of local film events this week and a spring sale.
Reviews of "Hundreds of Beavers," "Sasquatch Sunset," Cindy Lee's double album "Diamond Jubilee" and more.
12 Movies to Watch at the 21st Annual Independent Film Festival of Boston
Joshua Oppenheimer's Oscar-nominated documentaries -- two of the most audacious films ever made about genocide -- come to Netflix.
A new doc about a haunted and haunting singer-songwriter; plus reviews of "The Beast," "The Invisible Extinction," "La Chimera" and "The Greatest Hits"
Intuitive and intense, Marlon Brando rewrote the rules of acting and inspired generations of imitators. Where did they go?
Andrew Scott plays a new version of Patricia Highsmith's classic anti-hero on Netflix; plus "Girls State" on Apple TV+ and more.
Remembering a consummate comedy team player. Plus: one of 2023's best movies comes to VOD.
VOD recommendations: Something new ("Full Time"), something old ("Taste of Cherry"), something classy ("Anatomy of a Fall"), something trashy (the 1989 "Road House").
Like Dylan himself, the meanings of this once-radical film have come to seem accepted wisdom and common comfort.
Plus: Recommended movies, new and old, for all the major platforms.
Awards 🏆
What can we learn from last night’s awards ceremonies, a pleasantly scandal-free event that was just classy enough to avoid being embarrassing and just tacky enough to avoid being boring?
Weekly Digest
A forgotten indie, some non-fiction shorts (including one of the year's best movies, period), and the annual reading of the Oscar tea leaves.
Awards 🏆
Will "Oppenheimer" sweep? (Yes, probably.) Will "Poor Things," "American Fiction," or "The Holdovers" upset Oscar's apple cart? (One can hope.)
Awards 🏆
A close look at the five nominated films in the Documentary Short category -- one of them a winner no matter who wins.
Good Movies 📽
Here's another forgotten indie gem: A slacker detective story where the mystery is whether there's a mystery.
Weekly Digest
Featuring a review of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune Part 2" and a round-up of Oscar-nominated Animated and Live Action shorts.
Good Movies 📽
Plus: Ty talks Oscar for worthy causes and The New Yorker gets a new movie critic.
Good Movies 📽
If you’re willing to be pummeled by Serious Blockbuster Cinema, Denis Villeneuve is your man.
Weekly Digest
In which the Watch List debuts on a new platform – feedback encouraged – and a new movie by a Coen brother is reviewed.
Good Movies 📽
Ethan Coen's "Drive-Away Dolls" reviewed, "Ferrari" reconsidered, and some thoughts on two Broadway musicals.
News
The Watch List relocates from one site to another, but it's still a handy tip sheet for movie lovers and culture vultures.
Good Movies 📽
Plus: Gothic noirs on the Criterion Channel, "True Detective," and more.
Good Movies 📽
A moody Swedish drama that tips eerily into fantasy.
Good Movies 📽
"Perfect Days" and "The Taste of Things" in theaters; "The Greatest Night in Pop" on Netflix. Two of 2023’s finest movies — #2 and #13 on my year-end Top 20 — open in New York and L.A. today and roll out to other cities
Weekly Digest
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Good Movies 📽
11 movies to watch online, one in theaters - and one to avoid.