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.
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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.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 11/25/23
Just some theatrical and on demand picks to tide you over the weekend.
Good Movies 📽
What to Watch: Turkey Murder Day Edition
Seven movies on demand and in theaters so your family can avoid talking about politics.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 11/18/23
Two of our best directors weigh in with new work this week, plus films from a beleaguered nation.
Good Movies 📽
What to Watch: "May December"
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore give brilliantly tricky performances as an actress and her scandalous subject in Todd Haynes' new drama.
Good Movies 📽
Five (and a Half) Movies About Palestine
From Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, glimpses of life, love, and survival in a prostrate land.
Good Movies 📽
One Good Film: "The Killer" (Fincher, 2023)
David Fincher's Netflix movie is a deadpan character comedy disguised as an action film.
Weekly Digest
Watch List Weekly Recap 11/10/23
A streaming film recommendation, some kvetching about that "new" Beatles song, and a long think about national elections and international calamities.
Music 🎸
You Can't Do That
"Now and Then" makes a case that the surviving Beatles should probably just let it be.