Weekly Digest

Watch List Weekly Recap 10/21/22

Bad sisters, lost actors, and necessary history lessons highlight this week's postings.

Good Movies 📽

Mother Courage

Reviews of "Till," "The Banshees of Inisherin," "Raymond & Ray," and "Descendant."

TV Shows 📺

"Bad Sisters," So-so Ending

When good series aren't able to seal the deal. Plus: John Cazale and pulp fiction art.

Weekly Digest

Watch List Weekly Recap 10/7/22

A Zen stooge for the paying subscribers and what some are calling the best movie of the year on Netflix.

Good Movies 📽

What To Watch: "Athena" and "Triangle of Sadness"

Plus: "Catherine Called Birdy" and '80's horror films

Remembrances ⭐️

Everything's Fine

For a Stooge's birthday, a primer on the Zen of slapstick.

Weekly Digest

Watch List Weekly Recap 9/30/22

A busy, fizzy discussion on the use and abuse of star ratings in reviews, plus new movies in theaters and on demand.

Good Movies 📽

What To Watch, with New Improved ⭐s!

"Bros" in theaters, "God's Creatures" on demand, and a load of theatrical titles hitting streaming.

The Faults in My Stars

The one-to-four-star rating system is a reader's delight and a critic's bane. Should it be junked? Discuss.

Weekly Digest

Watch List Weekly Recap 9/23/22

Controversies onscreen (“Blonde”) and off (“Don’t Worry Darling”), plus new films in theaters and on demand.

Good Movies 📽

What to Watch, Outside or In

Reviews of "Don't Worry Darling," "Moonage Daydream," "Sidney," "Confess, Fletch," and "Murina."

The Monroe Doctrine

"Blonde," the Netflix Marilyn Monroe movie, punishes Norma Jeane for our sins.