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Ty Burr's Watchcast

Lively, provocative conversations about movies and popular culture with former Boston Globe/ Entertainment Weekly film critic Ty Burr and friends.

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Classics of the New Millennium: "4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days" with Dana Stevens Listen now (54 min) | Slate's film critic and I discuss the powerful 2007 Romanian drama about abortion, friendship, and everyday sainthood.

Mar 16

Classics of the New Millennium: "Ocean's 11" with Jason Bailey Listen now (46 min) | Our second entry in the new podcast series is a Steven Soderbergh lovefest.

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Mar 1

The Watchcast: "Under the Skin" with David Fear Listen now | First in a new podcast series: "Classics of the New Millennium"

Feb 15

The Watchcast: Food on Film with Ana Sortun Listen now | The celebrated chef and I discuss TV's cult hit "The Bear" and "Babette's Feast" -- the best food movie ever?

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Aug 9, 2022

Hello, Gawgeous Listen now (46 min) | Ty and Janice Page go deep on "Funny Girl," which Janice has seen dozens of times and Ty finally saw last week.

Jun 7, 2022

The Watchcast: "In The Mood For Love"Listen now | Ty and Meredith discuss Wong Kar-wei's masterpiece and the unbearable sadness of desire.

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Meredith Goldstein

Apr 13, 2022

The Watchcast: "The Time Traveler's Wife"Listen now (35 min) | In which Ty and Meredith plumb the mysteries and pleasurable idiocies of the "magic romance" sub-genre.

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Meredith Goldstein

Mar 21, 2022

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