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Theater Review (NYC): ‘In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat’—a "mesmerizing one-man show," says our reviewer, with Roger Guenveur-Smith at New York Theatre Workshop:
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New York Film Festival Review: ‘Paper Tiger’ w/Adam Driver, Miles Teller, Scarlett Johansson—"Factoring in autobiographical elements and powerful emotions from his own life, James Grey elevates an ordinary family to myth and tragedy." Our review:
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Invention of Love’ by Tom Stoppard – "Fans of intellectually epic theater have a rare opportunity this fall. Stoppard's rarely produced masterpiece is at Theaterlab for a short run." Our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi… #TomStoppard #theater @tlabnyc
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Fantastic Fest Movie Review: Opening Night Surprises from ‘Resident Evil’ & ‘Beware Boiúna’
Leo Sopicki has our opening night coverage and movie reviews:
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@ResidentEvil @RE_Games #FantasticFest @fantasticfest #horror #BewareBoiuna #ResidentEvil #moviereview
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Music Reviews: a Roches Box Set, plus Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed, Thee Sinseers, and J.M. Kearns
"You’ll find evidence of all the Roches’ strengths on this new box set..." Our review from Jeff Burger:
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#TheRoches #music #musicreview #folkmusic
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New York Film Festival 2026 Review: Sebastian Stan in ‘Fjord’—the Palme d’Or winner has its New York premiere at the 2026 NYFF. Our #moviereview: blogcritics.org/new-york-fil… #NYFF #film #movies #CristianMungiu #Fjord @TheNYFF
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Music News: 29th Beijing Music Festival begins Oct. 8 with ‘Mozart for Everyone’ and much more:
blogcritics.org/music-news-2… #beijingmusicfestival #classicalmusic #Mozart
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Crazy Mama: A True Story of Love and Madness’—"It’s a thing of beauty when a heartrending script meets the perfect actor." @lindapurl stars as the daughter of a mother with #schizophrenia in this "magical" production: blogcritics.org/theater-revi… #theater
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Theater Review: ‘The Body of Mary: A Play in 3 Acts (of God)’ "wields a crossbow of stinging humor to explore in three one-act plays how the Catholic Church treats women's bodies in the context of motherhood." A rave review from BC's Jon Sobel:
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New Concert Albums: Grateful Dead in 1966, Elliott Murphy in 2026: "...a show from a year after the group (then called the Warlocks) played its first gig at a pizza parlor..." Full #music reviews: blogcritics.org/new-concert-… @GratefulDead #GratefulDead #ElliottMurphy @Elliottmurphy
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Graphic Biography Review: ‘Major Taylor: The World’s Fastest Man’ by Frederick Noland, from Drawn+Quarterly
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#MajorTaylor @DandQ #cycling #biography #bikeracing #bicycleracing #racism
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Michael Gardner's new theatrical adaptation of Jean Cocteau's "Les Enfants Terribles" is polarizing critics in NYC. Our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi… #NYCLife #theater #nyc #Cocteau
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Videogame Review: ‘Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault’ 1.0 – Refined Roguelite Shopkeeping. Our reviewer Mike Prince notes "extra content, levels, dialogue, and items waiting to be discovered." Full review:
blogcritics.org/moonlighter-… @DigitalSunGames #moonlighter2 #videogame
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Fantastic Fest: Year 21 Looks to be Bigger and Better than Ever. Reimaginings of "Carrie" and "Resident Evil" are just 2 of the anticipated highlights:
blogcritics.org/fantastic-fe… #fantasticfest #movies #tv #horror #scifi #fantasy @fantasticfest
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Concert Review: Grievous Angels at the Hotel Wolf Island —"At times attending a G.A. concert is like attending a revival meeting. The band is rocking and Angus is preaching messages of hope and resistance." Richard Marcus has our review: blogcritics.org/concert-revi… @AngelsGrievous
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Videogame Preview: ‘1666: Amsterdam’ – Flawed, Fascinating, and Unforgettable
blogcritics.org/early-access… #videogame #videogames #1666amsterdam @1666Amsterdam @PanacheDGames
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Who the Heck Is Cliff Richard? Ask a Brit. Plus, reviews of new #music from Wesley Stace, The Muffs, and Leslie Waugh:
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#cliffrichard #musicreview @SirCliffNews @TheActualMuffs @TheLeslieWaugh
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‘The Sinking City 2’ Review: A Tighter, Scarier Lovecraftian Nightmare—Ukrainian developer Frogwares transforms Lovecraftian original into a survival horror game a la 'Resident Evil.' blogcritics.org/the-sinking-… #lovecraft @Frogwares #videogames #SinkingCity #TheSinkingCity
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Music Reviews: ‘American Cosmic Revival’ by Christian Parker & Friends, plus the Kennedys and Ned Hill Band
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Real Ivanov’ by Anton Chekhov
Sam Underwood (“Dexter,” “Fear the Walking Dead”) leads the cast of this agile production with an inkily brilliant turn in the title role.
blogcritics.org/theater-revi… #chekhov #theater #theatre #antonchekhov @SamUnderwoodUK
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