This ensemble could develop some real star quality if they remain a unit.
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Videogame Review: ‘Silver Pines’: A Masterclass in Atmospheric 2.5D Horror
It's impossible not to feel the sheer dedication, raw passion, and meticulous care poured into every pixel by the team behind the striking debut release from the indie developers at Wych Elm.
Read More »New York Film Festival 2026 Movie Review: ‘A Statement’ with Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti
In 'The Statement,' Paul Rudd leads a fine ensemble in a reimagining of a historic multi-disciplinary conference on climate change in 1980.
Read More »Videogame Review: ‘Ratatan’: Does the ‘Patapon’ Successor Hit the Right Rhythm?
It's a fun, catchy ride while it lasts, but once the visual high wears off, the shallow shell beneath becomes hard to ignore.
Read More »Concert Review: Orli Shaham Elevates Clara Schumann in Classical Music History and Canon
This tribute from pianist Orli Shaham and biographer Sarah Fritz, soulfully played and historically contextualized, is a significant step in elevating Clara Schumann to her rightful place in classical music history.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘NAZA’ at New York Film Festival 2026
The term NAZA works to dehumanize. It also works as a film title to expose a genocide from the perspectives of elite military officers willing to go on the record to explain systematic annihilation.
Read More »A Box Set Enhances the Beatles’ Classic ‘Rubber Soul’
A box set adds previously unheard material and an excellent new stereo mix to the Beatles' "Rubber Soul."
Read More »Game Review: ‘Desperate Oasis’ from Weast Coast and The OP
'Desperate Oasis' from Weast Coast Games and the OP Games sets players into a duel for dominance of the local oasis.
Read More »Music Review: Dan Barrett – ‘La cétoine qui dort dans le cœur de la rose,’ Solo and Chamber Works for/with Cello by Dominique Lemaître
Music by definition almost always engages with the passage of time. The captivating music on this album stands on its own without the need for any specific meaning.
Read More »New York Film Festival 2026 Review: Sandra Hüller in ‘Rose’
The historical drama 'Rose' set in the 17th century follows a woman disguised as a man, a onetime soldier who makes his life in a Protestant village.
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