Archive - Weekly Digest of Ty Burr's Watch List

Watch List Weekly Recap 2/16/24

This week: A heart-sore creepshow, a revelatory music doc, gothic noir, and overlong true detectives.

Feb 17 •

Watch List Weekly Recap 2/9/24

A perfect "Perfect Days" and a delicious "The Taste of Things," among other viewing pleasures.

Feb 9 •

Watch List Weekly Recap 2/2/24

I’ve been spending the week dealing with “Watch List” back office stuff and assorted matters, but if you’re stuck for a movie to watch over the weekend…

Feb 3 •

January 2024

Watch List Weekly Recap 1/26/24

Just one additional post this week - but it tells you how to watch a Sundance 2024 movie online.

Jan 26 •

Watch List (Bi-)Weekly Recap 1/23/24

Apologies to Weekly Recap subscribers — I have not forgotten you! But I have been in Park City, UT, for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, seeing a lot of…

Jan 23 •

Watch List Weekly Recap 1/12/24

This week: Good movies, bad awards shows, folk rock progenitors, and witchfinder generals.

Jan 12 •

December 2023

Watch List Weekly Recap 12/15/23

This week: Boston critics' best of 2023, five new movies reviewed, and a shared post on this platform's darker voices.

Dec 15, 2023 •

Watch List Weekly Recap 12/8/23

A new podcast conversation about one of the Watch List's very favorite movies and new reviews for two of 2023's finest.

Dec 8, 2023 •

Watch List Weekly Recap 12/1/23

This week: Talking "Paterson" with Glenn Kenny, a birthday two-fer, and reviews of new movies in theaters and on demand.

Dec 1, 2023 •

November 2023

Watch List Weekly Recap 11/25/23

This is the Friday Saturday recap of Ty Burr’s Watch List postings for the week. If you’d like to cut down on in-box clutter and receive this weekly…

Nov 25, 2023 •

Watch List Weekly Recap 11/18/23

Two of our best directors weigh in with new work this week, plus films from a beleaguered nation.

Nov 18, 2023 •

Watch List Weekly Recap 11/10/23

A streaming film recommendation, some kvetching about that "new" Beatles song, and a long think about national elections and international calamities.

Nov 10, 2023 •

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