Music 🎸
Playlist Madness: Byrds v. Fairport
With further thoughts on the egotistical futility of music management.
Ty Burr
Good Movies 📽
Of White Whales and Witch Hunts
Ken Russell's "The Devils" surfaces at last on demand; also, "Northern Exposure" and "Cluny Brown"
Awards 🏆
One Good Film, One Dire Awards Show
The Globes retreated to its rubber-chicken roots; James Gray's "The Immigrants" is this week's streaming best bet.
Whither the Watch List in 2024?
A follow-up about that Substack Nazi thing.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 12/29/23
Just one this week, but it's the big one.
Good Movies 📽
The 20 Best Movies of 2023
What to Watch While Waiting for the End of the World
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 12/22/23
This week: Shameless self-promotion, a brand new podcast, and the 70 best movies currently on Netflix.
Good Movies 📽
Xmas Special: The 70 Good Movies on Netflix
Podcast
Classics of the New Millennium: "The Tree of Life" (2011) with guest filmmaker Alex Winter
The "Zappa" documentarian (and erstwhile Bill S. Preston Esq.) joins me to sing the praises of Terrence Malick's masterpiece.
A Holiday Reminder
Stumped for a movie-lover's stocking stuffer? Give the gift of the Watch List.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 12/15/23
This week: Boston critics' best of 2023, five new movies reviewed, and a shared post on this platform's darker voices.
Good Movies 📽
What To Watch: Five for the Weekend
Reviews of "Wonka," "The Zone of Interest," "Monster," "American Fiction," and "Finestkind."