One Good Film: "I'm Not There"

Like Dylan himself, the meanings of this once-radical film have come to seem accepted wisdom and common comfort.

What To Watch: "Love Lies Bleeding"

Plus: Recommended movies, new and old, for all the major platforms.

Oscars 2024: The Post-Mortem

What can we learn from last night’s awards ceremonies, a pleasantly scandal-free event that was just classy enough to avoid being embarrassing and just tacky enough to avoid being boring?

Watch List Digest 3/8/24

A forgotten indie, some non-fiction shorts (including one of the year's best movies, period), and the annual reading of the Oscar tea leaves.

Oscar Predictions 2024: Gone Fission

Will "Oppenheimer" sweep? (Yes, probably.) Will "Poor Things," "American Fiction," or "The Holdovers" upset Oscar's apple cart? (One can hope.)

Oscar Doc Shorts 2024: The Good, The Great, the Meh

A close look at the five nominated films in the Documentary Short category -- one of them a winner no matter who wins.

One Good Film: "Cold Weather" (2010)

Here's another forgotten indie gem: A slacker detective story where the mystery is whether there's a mystery.

Watch List Digest 3/1/24

Featuring a review of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune Part 2" and a round-up of Oscar-nominated Animated and Live Action shorts.

What to Watch: Oscar shorts

Plus: Ty talks Oscar for worthy causes and The New Yorker gets a new movie critic.

Sand Blast: "Dune Part 2"

If you’re willing to be pummeled by Serious Blockbuster Cinema, Denis Villeneuve is your man.

Watch List Digest 2/23/24

In which the Watch List debuts on a new platform – feedback encouraged – and a new movie by a Coen brother is reviewed.

What to Watch: Oh, Brother

Ethan Coen's "Drive-Away Dolls" reviewed, "Ferrari" reconsidered, and some thoughts on two Broadway musicals.