My latest batch of under-the-radar sci-fi movies is anchored by Jung_E, the latest from the great Yeon Sang-ho. Need I say more? Read on there.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
The Immortal Jellyfish Girl
The great puppet company Wakka Wakka is back with a dystopian tale that does not cozy up to its young audiences — and it looks and sounds fantastic. Click here for my review of the show, which is at 59E59 Theaters.
Not About Me
KLII
Very happy to be part of the Times team covering the Under the Radar festival. My contribution to this particular roundup was Kaneza Schaal's latest, KLII.
Sunday, January 01, 2023
The Witcher: Blood Origin
December's streaming science-fiction movies
My latest sci-fi column of 2022 came out a couple of weeks ago, and here it is. You know the drill: five streaming under-the-radar movies. Go.
Genre movies of the year
As one of the New York Times's four streaming-genre columnists, I submitted my favorite sci-fi movie of the year — David Cronenberg's "Crimes of the Future." Click here for my and my colleagues' picks.
Off Peak
Friday, December 09, 2022
Dick Rivington and the Cat
Panto is back at Abrons Arts Center and I could not be happier! It was a real treat to check out this adaptation of Dick Whittington and His Cat. Go! My review can be found here.
Monday, December 05, 2022
A Beautiful Noise
Neil Diamond in the house! Or rather Will Swenson as Neil Diamond in a new biographical musical! My review for the Times can be found here.
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John Kelly's Underneath the Skin
I cannot recommend Justin Spring's biography of Samuel Steward, Secret Magician, enough — it's one of my favorite books of the decade, no joke. Now we have a theatrical take on Steward's completely bonkers life thanks to John Kelly. Find my preview of his show Underneath the Skin here.
Holiday movies 2022
Violent Night
Sunday, November 27, 2022
More science fiction for November
The Rat Trap
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
The Old Man & The Pool
The English
I'd talked to Hugo Blick about The Honorable Woman back in 2014, and it was a pleasure chatting with him again for The English. Add Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer to the mix and you get one of my favorite shows of the year. Read on here.