NYT Critic’s Pick Movies Plus a Couple of Bestest Lists

Pick
Quest


This documentary from Jonathan Olshefski follows a North Philadelphia family through the Obama years.
By A.O. SCOTT
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Jonathan Olshefski
Stars Christine'a Rainey, Christopher Rainey, P.J. Rainey, William Withers
Running Time 1h 44m
Genres Documentary, Family, Music

Bill Frisell: A Portrait


The director Emma Franz focuses on a musician who seems to never stop playing, featuring great collaborators of this “no drama” artist.
By GLENN KENNY
NYT Critic’s Pick
Director Emma Franz
Writer Emma Franz
Stars Joey Baron, Brian Camelio, Nels Cline, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Frisell
Running Time 1h 58m
Genre Documentary

-- Of Possible Interest --

The Best Movies of 2017
By MANOHLA DARGIS and A.O. SCOTT

The Best Performances of 2017
By WESLEY MORRIS

The Best TV Shows of 2017
By JAMES PONIEWOZIK, MIKE HALE and MARGARET LYONS

My tweets

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• Thu, 12:55: RT @kurteichenwald: Democrats call for the resignation of a senator accused of sexual harassment, and he does so. Republicans cheer a p***…
• Thu, 12:55: RT @rudepundit: It is possible to be both glad and angry that Franken is resigning. It's just a sad fucking situation all around.
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• Thu, 17:43: RT @paulkrugman: If it actually becomes law, the Republican tax plan is going to unleash a tsunami of system-gaming, and may well be far mo…
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• Thu, 18:01: RT @paulkrugman: It is difficult to get a party to understand something when its donations depend on its not understanding it https://t.co/…
• Fri, 03:03: RT @voxdotcom: Alabama’s Republican candidate for Senate, Roy Moore, says America needs to be a bit more like it was when it had slaves. ht…
• Fri, 03:04: RT @liars_never_win: The weather in Alabama next week will favor Moore because it’s supposed to dip into the teens.
• Fri, 07:42: Democrats Must Unceasingly Call on Donald Trump to Resign. https://t.co/zbRFS5GxsL

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