Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 1/21/22
An online encyclopedia of African American cinema, ten great movies you can't stream, a new book about an old master, and a new film from a new master.
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"A Hero" arrives, an icon returns
A new Asghar Farhjadi film on Amazon Prime, a new Buster Keaton biography in bookstores -- it's a good week.
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10 Great Movies You Can't (Legally) Stream
It may seem odd for a newsletter that specializes in recommending movies on demand to devote a post to movies that you can’t get on demand, but it’s a slow January, I’ve got a little time before the Sundance Film Festival goes online on Thursday (the physical
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Site of the Day: The Black Film Archive
Maya Cade's encyclopedia of African-American cinema is an invaluable resource
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Watch List Weekly Recap 1/14/22
A legend leaves us, a cheeky Watergate comedy, and four good bets for weekend streaming
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What to Watch This Weekend 1/14/22
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," a French foodie drama, and more come to VOD
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You Don't Know "Dick"
One from the vaults: A cheeky political comedy to cure the January blues
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Sidney Poitier 1927-2022
The star who changed the movies and the role he had to play
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Watch List Weekly Recap 1/7/22
Sea-eagles and schlock nostalgia and Peter Bogdanovich and Ben Affleck, character actor -- a busy week, and that's not even counting Sidney Poitier
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Belle Affleck
Is Ben Affleck a better supporting player than a star? "The Tender Bar" says yes. Plus "The 355."
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Peter Bogdanovich 1939-2022
For many years, the narrative about Peter Bogdanovich was that he was a wunderkind who lost the knack. After the low-budget meta-monster movie “Targets” (1968), featuring Boris Karloff as a version of himself, Bogdanovich broke through in 1971, at 32, with “The Last Picture Show,” a black-and-white portrait of a
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Nostalgia Tour
On "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium" and the cheesiness of memory. Plus: Criterion Channel must-sees.