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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Theater: “Crooked Cross” Is a Dire Warning of the Creeping Rise of Fascism by Looking to the Past in Germany, While “Prince Faggot” is a Raucous Look to the Future of a Possible Queer Royal

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Crooked Cross (c) Todd Cerveris Photography Theater: Crooked Cross  Presented by the Mint Theater at Theatre Row  Courtesy of the venerab...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Theater: Broadway’s “Punch” Argues for Forgiveness in Divided Times; “And Then We Were No More” Gives A Chilling Glimpse of a Totalitarian Future; and “Toera” Is an Effective Coming-of-Age Drama

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Punch (c) Matthew Murphy Broadway: Punch  At the Samuel Friedman Theatre  There is a lot going on at the start of British playwright James ...
Friday, October 3, 2025

Film: A Sampling of the 63rd New York Film Festival: New Kathryn Bigelow, Luca Guadagnino, Joachim Trier, Richard Linklater and Ira Sachs Films

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NYFF 63 (c) The Interested Bystander Artistic Director Dennis Lim has curated his third New York Film Festival with some exciting new films...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Event: Halloweentown Comes to New York City in the Enchanting and Theatrical Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

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Light Trail (c) The Interested Bystander For the second year in a row, the New York Botanical Garden is opening its doors to Jack Skelling...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Film Reviews: “One Battle After Another” Is Paul Thomas Anderson’s Best Film, While “Plainclothes” and “Where to Land” Are Two Thought-Provoking Indies

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One Battle After Another (c) Warner Bros. Picture Film: One Battle After Another  In Cinemas  Everything about the look and feel of One Ba...