Watch List Weekly Recap 2/16/24
This week: A heart-sore creepshow, a revelatory music doc, gothic noir, and overlong true detectives.i
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One Good Movie: "Border" (2018)
I once calculated I’ve seen about 16,000 movies over the course of my life and career, so forgive me if I’ve forgotten one or two. Occasionally one rolls out again like a dust bunny; That’s how I remembered “Border” the other day and also remembered that it was good.
What To Watch: "Joan Baez: I Am A Noise"
Having long been fascinated by the gulf between celebrity personas and the smaller, more complicated human beings that lurk behind the false fronts of fame, I find that “Joan Baez: I Am a Noise” (2023, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 1/2) is unexpectedly my jam. Plus: Some thoughts on "True Detective: The Night Country."
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