Weekly Digest

Watch List Digest 1/11/26

Deal with reality or go hide in a movie? Why not both?

11 Jan 2026 — 2 min read

(Current trends among young women in Iran; see 1/9/26 entry)

What the great documentarian leaves as his legacy: The human species, observed.

Farewells to Bud Cort, Robert Duvall and our collective moviegoing youth.

You want art, go to the Criterion Channel.

Farewell to one of the cinema's greatest character stars.

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