One Good Film
One Good Film: "Fading Gigolo"
A charming, absurdist tale of Manhattan l'amour and lust, written, directed by and starring John Turturro.
Weekly Digest
Just one this week -- but it's got a lot going on.
What to Watch
Mini-reviews of 13 movies in theaters and on demand -- plus "Anora" revisited.
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The 2011 movie of that name, yes, but also in general. Reviews of “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story," "Blitz," "The Piano Lesson," and four movies for the times to come.
News
Welcome to Trump 2.0. He really means it this time.
Events
Plus, for paid subscribers, my WaPo reviews of "Anora," "Emilia Pérez" and Clint Eastwood's "Juror #2"
Good Movies 📽
Self-care, people! Also: Farewell to Teri Garr, and a political endorsement from the Boston Society of Film Critics
*even if The Washington Post won't.
One Good Film
If you can't get to the new Ralph Fiennes drama opening in theaters this weekend, try streaming one of the actor's most challenging performances.
What to Watch
Plus: Reviews of "Woman of the Hour," "We Live in Time" and "Rumours"
Plus a book review of Barry Sonnenfeld's new memoir "Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time"
Including "Blue Ruin," "Submarine," "This Must Be the Place" and others.
RaMell Ross's "Nickel Boys" opens soon; prepare for its brilliance with the director's Oscar-nominated first film.
Come to a screening and discussion of Hitchcock's classic of voyeurism and murder on Thursday 10/10 at the West Newton Cinema.
A Watch List oldie: Harry Dean Stanton's graceful exit movie. PLUS: Reviews of "Joker: Folie á Deux," "Saturday Night" and "The Outrun."
Ethan Hawke's biopic of Blaze Foley is also a great actor-singer's onscreen farewell.
For paid subscribers, my latest film reviews from the Washington Post.
New on VOD, including "Grave of the Fireflies," "The Disappearance of Shere Hite," "Between the Temples," and more. PLUS: Farewell, Maggie Smith
Will Ferrell and his close friend Harper Steele drive cross-country to find out how a trans woman (and a famous movie star) are greeted and treated in Middle America.
Calling all Aubrey Plaza fans: The actress's first starring role is a delightful cheap rental on VOD. Plus: A review of "The Critic" with Ian McKellen.
Eleven more thumbnail reviews from the fall movie season's bellwether film festival. "Megalopolis," "The Brutalist," a new Almodovar and Guadagnino, and more.
A giant of stage and screen, he was much more than the voice of Darth Vader and CNN.