Richard E. Grant details how his wife, Joan Washington, lived her final months and inspired him to find a pocketful of happiness in each day.
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Athena Film Festival Review: ‘Fancy Dance’
In 'Fancy Dance,' an Indigenous women (Lily Gladstone) deals with the disappearance of her sister and caring for her niece who is traumatized by her mother's disappearance. She is only comforted by the hope of seeing her mother at the state powwow where the two will be together in the mother-daughter ritual dance.
Read More »Music Reviews: The Who’s ‘Live at Shea Stadium,’ plus Rockabilly Anthologies and Albums from Johnny Adams and Tyrone Cotton
Music Reviews: a 1982 Who concert plus two rockabilly anthologies, R&B singer Johnny Adams, and Tyrone Cotton's debut.
Read More »Videogame Review: ‘The Thaumaturge’
'The Thaumaturge' delivers a dark and unique supernatural experience that's captivating despite some repetitive gameplay.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): The Knights – Music from and Inspired by the Weimar Republic, and a Du Yun World Premiere for Pipa and Orchestra
The Knights called on Maurice Ravel, Kurt Weill, Du Yun, Bob Dylan and more for the orchestra's contribution to Carnegie Hall's Weimar commemoration series.
Read More »Music Review: The Coal Men – ‘Everett’
What The Coal Men have that not many amplified Americana bands do is gripping songwriting that makes their dark sound grab hold and sink in.
Read More »HBO’s ‘True Detective: Night Country’ – Dark, Supernatural Twist the Series Needed
HBO’s series, 'True Detective: Night Country' has a dark, supernatural twist that the series needed.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): The Gesualdo Six Turn Grief Inside Out with ‘Lux Aeterna’
The British a cappella sextet sang baroque and contemporary music that touched on death and grieving but also love and redemption.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Pianist Kariné Poghosyan, “All That Jazz” – Gershwin, Ginastera and More
The Armenian pianist played 'Rhapsody in Blue,' and much more, with conviction and flair at a concert she called 'All That Jazz.'
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘On Set with Theda Bara,’ a Solo Show by Joey Merlo Starring David Greenspan
A modern-day genderqueer teen tracks down the ghost of silent film star Theda Bara in this whirlwind gothic-noir-camp solo show.
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