Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It’s a sunny day with a fresh three inches of snow here in Boston and a good time to count one’s blessings and plot out ways to make this a better country for everyone in it in the weeks, months, and years
This week's WaPo pieces: Two reviews and a David Lynch appreciation.
How the director schooled a young critic in the proper approach to art and mystery
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.
Just in time for Inauguration Day, a Werner Herzog classic on the madness of crowns.
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.
"Nickel Boys" leads the Watch List's annual honor roll of entertainments and provocations.
Some further thoughts on "A Complete Unknown, a broadside against nasty commenters, and a review of "The Tree of the Sacred Fig"
New reviews of James Mangold's Bob Dylan bio-pic, Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" and "Babygirl"
On Thursday December 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the West Newton Cinema, join us for a screening and discussion of Jim Jarmusch's beatific 2016 film.
Best of the Year
Some larger thoughts on the state of movies 2024 and one version of a Top 10, plus reviews of "All We Imagine as Light" and "The End."
What to Watch
New films on VOD include "Kneecap," "Maria," Sugarcane," and more.
Awards 🏆
The annual awards season kicks in with the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations and the Boston critics' awards.
What to Watch
An eccentric new Christmas classic from a young director to watch. Plus: reviews of "Hard Truths," "Nightbitch," "Flow" and "Queer."
One Good Film
A haunting, ambiguous debut from a young filmmaker to watch.
What to Watch
Suggestions for what to watch on demand once the bird has been reduced to a carcass; plus, reviews of "Flow" and "Maria"
Good Movies 📽
Reviews for the two big new movies of Thanksgiving week. One sings, the other ... doesn't.
Music 🎸
In which I escape bleak reality by offering you a supercut of Tom Verlaine guitar solos.
One Good Film
A charming, absurdist tale of Manhattan l'amour and lust, written, directed by and starring John Turturro.
What to Watch
Mini-reviews of 13 movies in theaters and on demand -- plus "Anora" revisited.
Good Movies 📽
The 2011 movie of that name, yes, but also in general. Reviews of “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story," "Blitz," "The Piano Lesson," and four movies for the times to come.
News
Welcome to Trump 2.0. He really means it this time.