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."

Substackers Against Nazis

A collective letter to Substack leadership

Awards 🏆

Boston Crix Name "Holdovers" Best of 2023

And other thoughts on the uselessness of movie awards.

Weekly Digest

Watch List Weekly Recap 12/8/23

A new podcast conversation about one of the Watch List's very favorite movies and new reviews for two of 2023's finest.

Good Movies 📽

What to Watch: "Poor Things" and "The Boy and the Heron"

A double shot of four-star fantasy from Japan's master animator and Greece's bad-boy auteur.

Podcast

Classics of the New Millennium: "Phantom Thread" (2017) with guest critic Hunter Harris

The "Hung Up" writer and I compare notes on the incomparable Paul Thomas Anderson film about a great and poisonous romance.

Weekly Digest

Watch List Weekly Recap 12/1/23

This week: Talking "Paterson" with Glenn Kenny, a birthday two-fer, and reviews of new movies in theaters and on demand.

Good Movies 📽

What to Watch: "'Burn" After Seeing

Reviews of "Saltburn" and "Eileen" in theaters; "Afire" plus two rock documentaries on demand.

Born Today: Busby Berkeley/Don Cheadle

The demon choreographer of Hollywood dance and one of today's most versatile actors.

Podcast

Classics of the New Millennium: "Paterson" (2016) with guest critic Glenn Kenny

The New York Times critic and I take the Jim Jarmusch comedy about a poetic New Jersey bus driver for a ride.