Classics 🎞

Right, Said Fred

Championing the lost persona of birthday boy Fred MacMurray

Weekly Digest

Watch List Weekly Recap 8/26/22

A farewell to a semi-legendary filmworker; new films in theaters and on VOD.

Good Movies 📽

What to Watch: Genies and geniuses

"3,000 Years of Longing" leads a round-up of new theatrical and VOD releases

Remembrances ⭐️

A Handmaid's Tale (Leon Vitali 1948-2022)

On the mystery and necessity of shadow collaborators.

Weekly Digest

Watch List Weekly Recap 8/19/22

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Good Movies 📽

Weekend Watch, Dog Days Edition

Lions and satire and noir, oh my.

Remembrances ⭐️

Requiem for a Buddha

Those of you who follow me on social media may know that my wife and I have been dealing with a family health crisis in recent weeks: Her father, my father-in-law, went voluntarily into hospice care early this month and passed away last Sunday. He was 91, in full possession

Remembrances ⭐️

Anne Heche 1969-2022

An actress like a mercury bead: brilliant and hard to pin down.

Weekly Digest

Watch List Weekly Recap 8/12/22

Thanks, I'll eat it here: A chat with a chef about food movies and TV shows, plus new films in theaters and on demand.

Good Movies 📽

Weekend Watch: The Ladies Who Lunge

"Prey" and "The Princess" on VOD, "Emily the Criminal" and "Mack & Rita" in theaters

Good Movies 📽

Dessert: On "Babette's Feast" and the Cinema of Cuisine

Podcast

The Watchcast: Food on Film with Ana Sortun

The celebrated chef and I discuss TV's cult hit "The Bear" and "Babette's Feast" -- the best food movie ever?