Ty Burr

@tyburr

Writer/film critic at tyburrswatchlist.com. Ex-Boston Globe, WaPo, EW. Pulitzer Finalist, 2017. Books at “He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news” — Brecht. KanMu.74

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Ty Burr@tyburr· 12d

Damariscotta, ME

A signboard outside a restaurant that reads “Whiskey has never given anyone lettuce-related diarrhea, just saying.”

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 24

The listing did say the house came with a garbage disposal…

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 22

Making new friends and wishing he could eat them.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 22

Bodhi’s on vacation.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 21

Trump sighting in the wild

A 300-lb pig eating slop from a plate made from a garbage can lid

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 20

Someone mad

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 20

Here’s a fledgling blue jay hanging out on our deck to start your day. Cute lil boop, fresh out of the nest.

A baby blue jay sitting between railings on a deck.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 17

Farm share haul 👀

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 12

Quote-Post a random photo from your camera roll. No explanation (but pls use alt text). I want to be confused.

Two swans standing in a lake just so. They appear to be one two-headed swan.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 11

Me having a great time in my group chat

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 11

This is the way

Ty Burr@tyburr· Jun 6

Neighborhood toughs

Ty Burr@tyburr· May 27

HS Yearbook 1976/ HS Reunion 2026

Ty Burr@tyburr· May 22

I’m used to people asking me if my rescue dog is a Spinone. (He’s not, he’s a Putative Labradoodle.) Today was the first time someone asked me if he was a Spicoli.

Ty Burr@tyburr· May 3

Read Siobhán O'Grady's final WaPo story, please. And keep in mind:

Ty Burr@tyburr· May 2

Here's me greeting a fellow movie critic with our society's clandestine signal.

Ty Burr@tyburr· May 2

Here’s Bodhi hearing a can of tuna fish being opened four rooms away.

Ty Burr@tyburr· May 2

Here’s a cute l’il baby barred owl we saw on this morning’s walk.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Apr 27

I gotta say, the post-operative care at this facility is off the charts

Ty Burr@tyburr· Apr 22

Queen of my people.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Apr 7

April in New England. In case you’re wondering about the alcoholism rates.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Mar 16

Post-Oscars reading

A paperback edition of Dante’s “Inferno”

Ty Burr@tyburr· Mar 13

If you see this post a vampire who is not Dracula.

Theda Bara, the original “vamp,” with her hands raised pulling her hair up

Ty Burr@tyburr· Mar 5

Biscuits would like a word.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Mar 3

It’s possible it got your meeting link from an unsecured calendar entry. Company is run by this POS.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Mar 1

Currier & Ives 2026

Ty Burr@tyburr· Mar 1

Moroccan meatballs, roast potatoes, roasted cauliflower with onion-garlic gravy: Comfort food for a time of grotesque imperial misadventure. Tonight we eat, tomorrow we fight.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Feb 27

Still the best photo I've ever taken. (The little girl in the picture is 31 yo today, in her first year of medical residency and is a badass in every conceivable way. Happy birthday, E. -- love ya MTTCT.)

Ty Burr@tyburr· Feb 23

Do I have to?

A large white dog with snow booties and a red winter coat looks disconsolately at the camera while a foot of snow and howling winds await him outside.

Ty Burr@tyburr· Feb 17

I think all, or almost all, of his documentaries are available only on Kanopy, which you can access through your local library. Typical Fred. They're brilliant and absurdly watchable. More info and a eulogy at his website zipporahfilms.com