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The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth continues filming even as its writer brags about staging a new play next year.
A 2015 Lit Hub interview with filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky vs. a 1959 William Mitchell interview with anthropologist Margaret Mead.
Despite some decent elements, Americana doesn't quite hold up.
It’s a lost cause, as Bill Wyman points out in an essay about slovenly speech on podcasts.
U2's Achtung Baby and the origins of their red-letter song "One."
Vonnegut warns about mechanization depriving people of the meaning found in a good job.
RoboCop and The Hills Have Eyes (Cinema Survey 30).
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley argues that the sensitive singer didn't possess the traits required for breakout stars of the 1990s.
A look at several neighborhoods in the borough reveal beautiful buildings by top-name architects.
The world from a keyhole perspective.
Zach Cregger takes zero risks and holds the audience's hand throughout Weapons.
Perusing review copies of autumn books.
It’s a Helvetica of a Wingding world.
Too much plot, too many metaphors.
There are about 200 books there that I haven't been allowed to read.
A review of The Making of a Marxist Philosopher by Sean Sayers.
Mamdani gets booed out of a Staten Island restaurant.
We tell stories to patch the holes in our heads. Stuff is always leaking out.
The guitar wizard told me about silkscreen prints, opening for Zombi, and the Berlin school.
How Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One relates to The Perils of Pauline (1914) and AI.
TikTok, self-publishing, reaction videos, and this girl.
Relying on audience participation makes for lazy comedians.
Where the tradition is crawling.
Can AI predict the future like a fortune teller?
The band perform in Florida shortly before announcing their imminent breakup.
The editor and cinematographer talk about camerea movement, Robert Bresson, and more in this 93-minute conversation.
Liz Harris performs "Headache," "Alien Observer," "Poison Tree," and more in this May 21, 2022 performance at The Opera House in Brooklyn.
The actor recalls missing an opportunity to play Nick Nightingale in Kubrick's final film, a role that eventually went to Todd Field.
The comedian talks about his banned Twitter account, leaving The Adam Friedland Show, the end of Cum Town, and more with Jordan Jensen.
The supergroup play at The Metro around the release of their one and only album, Mary Star of the Sea.
The actor talks to Josh Horowitz of Happy Sad Confused about his recent work.
Maron talks to Sam Seder about the end of his podcast, the future of American politics, and more in this 50-minute interview.
The late musician performs with Clapton on Later with Jools Holland in April 2000.
Davis at the peak of his powers with musicians Dave Liebman, Pete Cosey, Reggie Lucas, Michael Henderson, Al Foster, and James Mtume Forma.
The group perform their disco classic on The Midnight Special in the summer of 1978.