No Content For Old Men

Nicole Holofcener is the bard of female midlife crisis, and America’s favorite charismatic a-hole is her perfect avatar for this deeply considered and specific story about the lies we tell the people we love.

Christopher Abbott and Margaret Qualley would’ve been huge movie stars 20 years ago after a movie like this. Today? If a tree falls in the box office and no one hears it, does it even make a sound?

Wholesome, heartfelt movies don’t often sneak their way through the system. Especially good ones. This is both! Plus, the David Bowie movie is on streaming finally and two really good streaming recs!

Another Guy Ritchie movie, already? This one isn’t about cockney gangsters, but I’ll always turn out for one of my favorite directors. That’s more than I can say for AppleTV+‘s “Ghosted,” which I had to let our Bad Movie Correspondent Justin Birnbaum review for me.

This week, two new movies in my top 3 for the year so far! In addition to Ari Aster’s epic, there’s the provocatively titled “How To Blow Up A Pipeline.” Check ‘em out!

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are back together again to sell us some shoes, and their revolutionary new production studio. I’m buying.

On one end of the spectrum, a gritty Sundance indie. On the other, an expensive Netflix sequel. Want to take a pick which one I liked more?

If comic book sensibilities dominated the last 10-15 years of blockbuster cinema, the next decade-plus could be ruled by videogame logic. I’ll let you decide if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

From early March to the end of May is a new annual tradition: TV season. Find out why two dozen really good shows are all coming out at the same time, and why 20 of them will be forgotten by summertime.

Packed week! Head over to Mattscraig.substack.com to join my Oscars picks pool before Sunday night’s show! Or if awards aren’t your think, stay turned for my thoughts on Creed and Guy Ritchie!