Podcast
I’m so glad my friend and critical colleague Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times and NPR’s “Fresh Air” chose South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning” as his pick for a great film of the 21st century. Justin brings to the discussion a deep knowledge of Lee’
Classics 🎞
A purge at the classic-movie channel bodes ill.
Good Movies 📽
Isabel Sandoval's groundbreaking 2019 drama is about to disappear from Netflix.
Weekly Digest
Swedish punkettes, Zen birds in Brooklyn, a farewell to Glenda Jackson, new Wes Anderson, and more.
Good Movies 📽
"Asteroid City" and "Blue Jean" in theaters, "Maggie Moore(s)" and Christian Cooper's "Extraordinary Birder" on VOD.
Remembrances ⭐️
A lion of stage, screen, and Labour politics departs.
Zen Journal
Looking for the dharma in Crown Heights
Good Movies 📽
Three 13-year-old girls are the Ramones of middle school.
Weekly Digest
French Westerns, Facebook nerds, film classics for feckless teens, and a fiery two-character drama in theaters.
Good Movies 📽
"Sanctuary" in theaters, "Daliland" on demand, the Compleat Ozu in Boston and New York.
Podcast
It’s strange to realize that David Fincher’s “The Social Network” (⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐) came out in 2010 — it seems like it was just yesterday and it also seems like two centuries ago. Thirteen years on, and after a decade-plus of social and political upheavals that can in part be traced directly
Good Movies 📽
A Western from a French director? With Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly?