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Culture Kaleidoscope

MUSIC

BLXST Puts in the Work on ‘Labor of Love’

“It’s about being optimistic through the things we may go through in a relationship, so we don’t let it all crash and burn.”

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FILM

John Waters: The Pope of Trash Confesses His Sins

The filmmaker revels in the absurd humor of a rough world.

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FILM

Review: ‘Rose of Nevada’ Time Travels Through the Desolation of Britain’s Working Class

Writer/director Mark Jenkin employs old-school techniques to capture the grit and brine of a magical voyage.

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VOICE CHOICE

Ferry Yourself to Governors Island for Cactus Rose NYC at Porch Stomp

Kandia Crazy Horse’s eclectic band will bring the country, folk, indigenous, urban, bluesy vibes to this summery idyll.

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VOICE CHOICE

Making Movies in NYC Might Seem Thrilling, But You Can Get the Real Dope at a Live Q&A

This Friday, join "Cinematic Immunity" author Michael Lee Nirenberg as he discusses the artistry, thrills, and occasional disasters of shooting on location in NYC.

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FILM

Review: Kane Parsons’ ‘Backrooms’ Explores the Evil Architecture of Banality

The director goes places AI could never think of.

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MUSIC

The Rolling Stones Descend Into the Uncanny Valley – and Live to Sing the Tale

An AI fountain of youth and stylish nostalgia can’t bring back Charlie — but the Stones still get in their licks on “In the Stars.”

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Theater

Being Adrien Brody: Hollywood, Broadway, and the Decisive Moments of His Youth

Now starring onstage, the two-time Oscar winner grew up observing his mother, world-class photographer Sylvia Plachy, at work.

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BOOKS

‘The Society of the Screen’ Spotlights a Prophet of Tech Anxiety

As early as the 1980s, Vilém Flusser was warning us about the “existential revolution” represented by the onslaught of digital technologies. 

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FILM

Review: ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is Not Really a Mummy Movie, But Blumhouse Couldn’t Care Less

You may not know who the name-checked auteur is, but everything else in this ersatz sarcophagus saga is as familiar as horror-flick puke.

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