Watch List Digest 8/23/24

Some notes on Paul Thomas Anderson's best movie (yes, I'm starting an argument here) and a heartbreaking Netflix documentary.

Watch List Digest 8/23/24
A scene from "Daughters"

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Ty’s Movie Club: “Phantom Thread”
Come see and discuss PTA’s masterpiece with me this Thursday at the West Newton Cinema

(Sorry you missed this, but stay tuned for the next Movie Club screening!)


What to Watch: “Daughters”
An emotional powerhouse about a father-daughter dance in prison, Angela Patton and Natalie Rae’s documentary is one of the year’s finest.

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