"The Girl with the Needle" & "Grand Theft Hamlet" (& Gene Hackman) 🔒
Two reviews of new movies, one Oscar-nominated and the other fun. Plus, my WaPo Gene Hackman appreciation.
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Rob Reiner 1947-2025
The actor-director was a great mensch, and the virtues that flow from that informed the films he made and the life he lived.
Watch List Digest 12/13/25
What to Watch: "Wake Up Dead Man" & More
Donald Trump's Letter to Santa
Tis the season, God help us all. (I know everyone's doing one of these, but I had to get my licks in.)