Watch List Weekly Recap 12/23/22
This week: Two posts of practical viewing advice and one post of personal holiday memories.
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This is the Friday recap of Ty Burr’s Watch List postings for the week. If you’d like to receive this weekly email ONLY, please go to your account page and under “Email notifications” uncheck every box except “Weekly Digest.” If you’d prefer to not receive it at all, uncheck just “Weekly Digest.”
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How come some on-demand movies rent for $2.99 and others rent for twenty bucks? The Watch List explains all and recommends which current premium VOD titles are worth the cost.
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A midweek post as kids and grandkids start streaming in for the holiday weekend. Are there any good movies the whole family can watch together and enjoy? I can think of at least twelve.
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I went down a seasonal memory hole the other morning and decided to write about it. (And if the piece prompts you to share your own holiday recollections, all the better.)
Happy holidays to you, dear readers. As ever, thanks for reading and feel free to comment —
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