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The Watch List goes out in the field and becomes one with everything. Also: Reviews of "Downton Abbey: A New Era" and "Men."

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May 20

Oh Lord, he's writing about birds again.

May 17

A rock 'n' roll classic turns 50, a review of new movies in theaters and on demand, and a personal eulogy for a long ago time and place and one of the…

May 13

Two new releases -- "The Automat" and "Operation Mincemeat" -- and two from recent years on demand.

May 13

The Stones' masterpiece may be the only time they actually meant it.

May 11

Thoughts on the passing of a good man.

May 8

Subjects this week include: Late-period Hepburn (Audrey, not Katharine), a wrenching new drama on a very relevant subject, and ten ideas for movies to…

May 6

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