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What to Watch (and Who To Mourn)
Farewell Tina Turner, Kenneth Anger, and "Succession," hello "The Eight Mountains,""You Hurt My Feelings," & "Being Mary Tyler Moore"
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Podcast
Classics of the New Millennium: "Her" with guest critic Amy Nicholson
The Left Coast-based film critic and podcaster joins me for a freewheeling conversation about Spike Jonze's 2013 love story about a man and his artificially intelligent operating system.
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One Good Film: "What Maisie Knew"
A sharp-eyed update of a Henry James novel with a resilient little girl at its center.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 5/19/23
Two eulogies, five Amazon Prime worthies, and three new releases.
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What To Watch: Planter's Punch
Paul Schrader's "Master Gardener" in theaters, "How to Blow Up a Pipeline" and "Queenmaker" on demand.
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Sleeper Patrol: 5 on Amazon Prime
A quintet of lesser-known gems for your viewing pleasure.
Remembrances ⭐️
Two Passings
Commemorating Jim Gabriel, a cineaste you didn't know, and Pema Tseden, a filmmaker you should.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 5/12/23
Birds, Blackberrys, vampire bats, and Michael J. Fox -- it was an interesting week.
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What to Watch:The Indomitable Mr. Fox
A new documentary on the actor hits VOD; plus, reviews of "Hypnotic," "Blackberry," "The Starling Girl," and more.
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Cage Match
"Renfield" comes to VOD, but Nicolas Cage already made a great vampire movie back in 1988.
Birds 🦉
Birds That Remind Me of Movies
Because it's a slow Monday.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 5/5/23
Maypole Mondays, What To Watch Fridays, and the death of a lost boy.