New reviews: "The Brutalist," "The Room Next Door," "September 5" & "Hard Truths"
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Watch List Digest 1/10/25
A Herzog screening you missed (sorry), 8 good movies on the Criterion Channel and 40 on Netflix, plus a buncha reviews.
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.