Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 3/8/24
A forgotten indie, some non-fiction shorts (including one of the year's best movies, period), and the annual reading of the Oscar tea leaves.
Ty Burr
Awards 🏆
Oscar Predictions 2024: Gone Fission
Will "Oppenheimer" sweep? (Yes, probably.) Will "Poor Things," "American Fiction," or "The Holdovers" upset Oscar's apple cart? (One can hope.)
Awards 🏆
Oscar Doc Shorts 2024: The Good, The Great, the Meh
A close look at the five nominated films in the Documentary Short category -- one of them a winner no matter who wins.
Good Movies 📽
One Good Film: "Cold Weather" (2010)
Here's another forgotten indie gem: A slacker detective story where the mystery is whether there's a mystery.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 3/1/24
Featuring a review of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune Part 2" and a round-up of Oscar-nominated Animated and Live Action shorts.
Good Movies 📽
What to Watch: Oscar shorts
Plus: Ty talks Oscar for worthy causes and The New Yorker gets a new movie critic.
Good Movies 📽
Sand Blast: "Dune Part 2"
If you’re willing to be pummeled by Serious Blockbuster Cinema, Denis Villeneuve is your man.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Digest 2/23/24
In which the Watch List debuts on a new platform – feedback encouraged – and a new movie by a Coen brother is reviewed.
Good Movies 📽
What to Watch: Oh, Brother
Ethan Coen's "Drive-Away Dolls" reviewed, "Ferrari" reconsidered, and some thoughts on two Broadway musicals.
News
Hello, Ghost
The Watch List relocates from one site to another, but it's still a handy tip sheet for movie lovers and culture vultures.
Good Movies 📽
What To Watch: "Joan Baez: I Am A Noise"
Plus: Gothic noirs on the Criterion Channel, "True Detective," and more.
Good Movies 📽
One Good Movie: "Border" (2018)
A moody Swedish drama that tips eerily into fantasy.