1.” In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,” a two-part special on MGM+. It’s time to admit that either he or Bob Dylan is the greatest songwriter in American history. At four hours I was never bored, and there is plenty of coverage of Simon today, and also his wife. My main gripe is they don’t say just how good an album Hearts and Bones is, rather they only mention it was a commercial failure.
2. The Miracle Worker, Amazon streaming, an old Arthur Penn movie, black and white, about Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller. There is plenty to object to about this movie, including some dramatic clunkiness and a variety of stereotypes, including (but not only) about the disabled. Nonetheless the best scenes are amazing, most of all when Anne and Helen “have at it,” in extended fighting sequences, without dialogue of course. They are some of the most powerful and best acted scenes in Hollywood history. Kudos to Patty Duke most of all.
3. You Can Call Me Bill, currently in theaters. At first the viewer thinks this movie is terrible, and in a way it is. A 90-minute monologue of William Shatner? Yet as the narration proceeds the tale becomes ever deeper. Yes, he seems like this corny guy with no taste, but repeatedly you end up asking yourself whether your own philosophic musings are actually much better than his schlock. Unclear! And he was so productive. He just loved to act. Did he ever know the difference between his good and his bad work? Was there a difference? And how is it that he, now well into his 90s, stayed far more vital and alive than just about any of you are going to manage? Recommended, provided you are willing to sit through the spills and turns and winces. Those are indeed the point.
4. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. If nothing else, this movie illustrates the Solow model that the capital stock is indeed costly to maintain. It also shows there is a Laffer Curve when it comes to monster fight scenes, which apparently are no longer scarce.
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