Based on a memoir, 'Gonzo Girl' features a struggling young writer who works as an assistant to a Hunter S. Thompson-esque novelist with a wild reputation.
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Tribeca Film Festival Documentary Review: ‘Nobu’
'Nobu' chronicles the journey of Nobu, Nobuyuki Matsuhisa. It reveals the failures and successes of a chef who redefined global gastronomy.
Read More »Sourcebook Review: ‘Pathfinder: Rival Academies’ for ‘Lost Omens’
With so many different perspectives in one place within Rival Academies, anything can happen, however light or heavy, as players wish.
Read More »Tribeca Festival TV Review: ‘Smoke’
'Smoke' by creator Dennis Lehane is a thrilling TV series about conflicted, troubled arson investigators hunting down serial arsonists.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Black Cohosh’ by Brosi from Drawn+Quarterly
A coming-of-age story of growing up in a commune in Appalachia inhabited by, let's just say, an energetic cast of characters.
Read More »Music Reviews: Gene and Eunice, J.M. Kearns, Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius, Michael Arbenz & Andy Sheppard, and Comet Gain
Gene Wilson (aka Gene Forrest) and Eunice Levy, a married couple, scored several hits in the 1950s but dented the pop charts only once, with “Poco Loco.” But the songs collected here are almost uniformly excellent.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First’
Deep and dizzying, joyful and flecked with horror, this work of "absurdist clown physical theater" is a remarkable plumbing of history and childhood.
Read More »Game Review: ‘G’Nuzzle’ from Pickle Everything
G’Nuzzle has everyone share the same puzzle as they take turns and try to place all of their pieces first.
Read More »Theater Review (NYTW) ‘Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole’
'Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole' is a surreal fever dream into the psyche of Cole as he readies himself for hosting his last variety show.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ from Smith Street Stage
A bang-up new outdoor staging encompasses the antic and the noble, the violent and the honorable, the grubby and the regal.
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