Remembrances ⭐️
Rob Reiner 1947-2025
The actor-director was a great mensch, and the virtues that flow from that informed the films he made and the life he lived.
Directors
What to Watch
The Turkey Day List
Reasons to be thankful, part 68.
What to Watch
What to Watch: VOD Picks New and Old & a Neglected Master
Four recent theatrical releases hit VOD, plus six recommendations from the back list, plus a retrospective of the films of Mikio Naruse. (Who? Exactly.)
Directors
The Whole Almodóvar
All 23 of the Spanish director's feature films are newly available on demand. I rate every last one of them and tell you where to find them.
Directors
Happy Quasquicentennial, Hitch
The Watch List celebrates the Master of Suspense on his 125th birthday. What's your favorite Hitch?
Directors
Musing on Muses (from the WaPo)
Maybe it’s time to rethink the way we think about muses.
Good Movies 📽
What'll You Have: Escapism Or Insurrection?
Reviews of new releases "The Idea of You," "The Sixth," "The Fall Guy," and "Unfrosted." Plus: Ron Howard, mensch.