Sundance 2025 Report I

Arab teenage rebels, Sly Stone, Pee-wee Herman and more from the first three days of the Sundance Film Festival.

Oscar Nominations 2025

Who's in, who's out, who cares? (Well, I do.)

12 Movies I Want to See at Sundance 2025

Between the fires in L.A. and the clown show in Washington, the festival vibe may be weirder than usual this year.

Eight Good Movies on Prime (and 1 Stinker)

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It’s a sunny day with a fresh three inches of snow here in Boston and a good time to count one’s blessings and plot out ways to make this a better country for everyone in it in the weeks, months, and years

Watch List Digest 1/18/25

Reviews: "Wolf Man," "Back in Action" + Requiem for a Seer

This week's WaPo pieces: Two reviews and a David Lynch appreciation.

David Lynch: A Memory

How the director schooled a young critic in the proper approach to art and mystery

New reviews: "The Brutalist," "The Room Next Door," "September 5" & "Hard Truths"

What to Watch: Cut the Crap

Where do you turn when there's nothing -- I mean NOTHING -- on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video? The Criterion Channel. Here are 8 best bets.

Ty's Movie Club: "Aguirre, The Wrath of God" (1972)

Just in time for Inauguration Day, a Werner Herzog classic on the madness of crowns.

What to Watch: "Nickel Boys" & "The Seed of the Sacred Fig"

My two latest reviews for the WaPo. One of the films is very, very good. The other one is just the best movie of 2024.

The 20 Best Movies of 2024

"Nickel Boys" leads the Watch List's annual honor roll of entertainments and provocations.