Ty Burr
@tyburr.bsky.social
Writer/film critic at tyburrswatchlist.com, WaPo. Ex-Boston Globe, EW. Pulitzer Finalist, 2017. Books at https://tinyurl.com/ytpycuh3. “He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news” — Brecht. KanMu.74
Hoo boy. Agreed, #2 should be #1 and #1 should be #74. As for “Waiting for Guffman” in the top 10 instead of “Spinal Tap” (or even “Best in Show”!), Owen’s had a hard-on for that movie since 1996.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hoo boy. Agreed, #2 should be #1 and #1 should be #74. As for “Waiting for Guffman” in the top 10 instead of “Spinal Tap” (or even “Best in Show”!), Owen’s had a hard-on for that movie since 1996.
Lol
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Lol
Post your warning label; this is mine.
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Post your warning label; this is mine.
The youngs cannot fathom how seismic it was seeing this man in “The Harder They Come” at a midnight show in 1973. Or how different the world would have sounded without him. (No Cliff, no Marley, for one thing.)
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The youngs cannot fathom how seismic it was seeing this man in “The Harder They Come” at a midnight show in 1973. Or how different the world would have sounded without him. (No Cliff, no Marley, for one thing.)
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
This is devastatingly spot-on.
Olivia Nuzzi is the Kim Kardashian of Maureen Dowds.
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This is devastatingly spot-on.
One of the very best movies of the year lands on Netflix this week – and it’s possible that that may be the worst place to watch it. New in Ty Burr's Watch List:
What to Watch: "Train Dreams," "Listers" and more
One of the year's best comes to Netflix and a scrappy home-made documentary about birding takes YouTube by storm. Plus: Reviews of "Rental Family," "Wicked: For Good" and some bleak humor for a time o...
www.tyburrswatchlist.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
One of the very best movies of the year lands on Netflix this week – and it’s possible that that may be the worst place to watch it. New in Ty Burr's Watch List:
Who’s the birthday boy?
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Who’s the birthday boy?
Had a little fun for my old employer at the expense of the BU snotrag who called in ICE on a Boston car wash.
You have reached the ICE tip line. Your delusion is important to us. - The Boston Globe
SATIRE: After the Allston Car Wash raid, a college student’s voicemails into the void.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Had a little fun for my old employer at the expense of the BU snotrag who called in ICE on a Boston car wash.
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Good morning. This article by @alissawilkinson.bsky.social
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
Can You Believe the Documentary You’re Watching?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Good morning. This article by @alissawilkinson.bsky.social
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
What perfect album came out when you turned 16
I mean, come ON
I mean, come ON
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
What perfect album came out when you turned 16
I mean, come ON
I mean, come ON
The big reveal aside, it’s just embarrassing how bad the writing is. The bamboo metaphor he’s so proud of? That baby should have been killed in freshman English.
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The big reveal aside, it’s just embarrassing how bad the writing is. The bamboo metaphor he’s so proud of? That baby should have been killed in freshman English.
Question for the day: Why are we not all marching on the White House with torches?
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Question for the day: Why are we not all marching on the White House with torches?
Today in history's ironic echoes:
What did the NYT know and when did it know it?
What did the NYT know and when did it know it?
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Today in history's ironic echoes:
What did the NYT know and when did it know it?
What did the NYT know and when did it know it?
Here's the Young Republican POS who called in ICE on my local car wash, where they hauled off 9 people *with work permits*. Get his ass.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
November 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Here's the Young Republican POS who called in ICE on my local car wash, where they hauled off 9 people *with work permits*. Get his ass.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
I canceled NYT over a year ago, but gotta know -- is this real?
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I canceled NYT over a year ago, but gotta know -- is this real?
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Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Donald Trump murdering Jeffrey Epstein to cover up his sex crimes, both candidates went to great lengths to hide their most dangerous secrets.
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Donald Trump murdering Jeffrey Epstein to cover up his sex crimes, both candidates went to great lengths to hide their most dangerous secrets.
Me hearing I need a CPAP
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Me hearing I need a CPAP
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At what point does the New York Times get charged as organizationally conspiring to abet human trafficking of minors.
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
At what point does the New York Times get charged as organizationally conspiring to abet human trafficking of minors.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon should sue.
1/2 My current book project deals in part with the fascinating developments in AI voice performance that are moving esp fast on the technical/financial fronts yet seem still overshadowed by broader sociocultural emphases on AI & visual components of media performance.
variety.com/2025/digital...
variety.com/2025/digital...
Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine Ink Deals for AI-Generated Versions of Their Voices With ElevenLabs
Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine have teamed with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices.
variety.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon should sue.