Fantasy roleplaying games have been steeped in spells and powers since their beginning, and the world of Dragonbane seeks to revive the mystery and risk of magic seen in those early days.
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New York Film Festival 2026 Review: Sebastian Stan in ‘Fjord’
In 'Fjord' an immigrant Romanian family living in Norway is subject to an investigation and faces the scrutiny of the local judicial system.
Read More »Music Reviews: a Roches Box Set, plus Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed, Thee Sinseers, and J.M. Kearns
Though rooted in folk, the Roches' music owes debts to everything from jazz and barbershop quartets to 1940s vocal groups and punk.A new box set contains much of their best.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Invention of Love’ by Tom Stoppard
The life of the poet-scholar A.E. Housman illuminates the social and mental compromises that must be made when society outlaws an essential part of one's very nature.
Read More »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. That's just what happens in this memoir of mental illness.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Major Taylor: The World’s Fastest Man’ by Frederick Noland, from Drawn+Quarterly
Follow the life of Major Taylor, the most impressive cyclist of the dawn of the 20th century, as he competes against other athletes – and racism.
Read More »Music Review: Beltline Bones – ‘Technological Eclipse’
Beltline Bones, a "new music ensemble disguised as a trombone quartet," offers an album with much variety, yet these commissions seem to lean into one another. Each engages in its own way, as all five composers seem to fully understand the ensemble's sensibility.
Read More »Videogame Review: ‘Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault’ 1.0 – Refined Roguelite Shopkeeping
If you haven't tried Moonlighter 2 yet, now is the time. The 1.0 release delivers a fantastic mix of dungeon crawling and shopkeeping.
Read More »Fantastic Fest: Year 21 Looks to be Bigger and Better
The 21st edition of the festival features some surprising remakes and “reimaginings” along with mind-bending new films in genres such as horror, sci-fi, martial arts, and fantasy.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Justice for the Forgotten Families of 9/11’ by Tom McMillan
The families have experienced what they describe as a kind of legal whiplash: progress followed by delay, renewed hope followed by another setback.
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