Tagged - Review
horror
Revisiting “Carrie”: Does Flanagan Have Something New to Say?
With King himself on board as an executive producer, Flanagan’s “Carrie” is the first television adaptation of the novel — and perhaps the most expansive reimagining yet. Read More
documentary
‘You Can See Everything’ review: the most groundbreaking documentary of all time
While the A24 film is framed as a documentary, it feels just as high-stakes and intense as a fictional narrative with its atmosphere of uncomfortable intimacy and subjects' oddly exaggerated demeanors. Read More
Fringe Festival
“Tarot Cabaret,” A Delightful Spread of Musical Fun
For “Tarot Cabaret” the audience pulls 11 cards out of a tarot deck, and the group performs a song that is related to each card, leading to a completely random performance each night Read More
2020s
Chat Pile’s “Who Loves The Sun” is music for the moment
The only thing more shocking than the excellent quality of their music is the rapidity of its release; “Cool World” was released less than two years ago, and last October the band unveiled a collaborative effort with guitarist Hayden Pedigo. Read More
bdsm
‘Pillion’: ‘a seat or place behind the person riding a motorcycle where a passenger can sit.’
Marketed as a ‘Dom-Com,’ the plot focuses on the first relationship of Colin, a barbershop-quartet-singing parking lot attendant, after he is approached by brooding biker, Ray. Read More
concert
A night at the Stardew symphony
While a one-way ticket to Pelican Town wasn’t precisely in my cards, an evening of music with the “Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons" concert was. Read More
Album
“Reflecting” on Melt
Not for Radio, which she calls her “alternate reality” is not the end of The Marías, just a side endeavor. Read More
art
A night at the ballet: Kyiv Ballet Company’s Swan Lake
I never sat through a live ballet of any sort apart from a Christmas production of the Nutcracker at age eight, which I recall as a somniferous and daunting expedition. Read More
film
‘One Battle After Another’: A powerful political thriller meets a laugh-out-loud comedy
Living in a society with a purist government who retaliates against anyone who helps any sort of minority, the odds are especially stacked against Bob and Willa, who must find and rely on their very few allies to escape. Read More
concert
A trip down memory lane — I saw Sleep Token in concert
I have a very odd relationship with Sleep Token, who probably the biggest act to emerge from the metal scene in recent years (although their categorization as a “metal” band is often debated). Read More