Vintage-sounding soul has been having something of a renaissance of late, from the Chicano low-rider balladry of Thee Sacred Souls to the simmering southern protest of Curtis Harding or veteran crooner Ural Thomas’s remarkable rejuvenation. […]
When Richard E Grant’s wife, Joan Washington, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer just before Christmas 2020, she didn’t really want anyone to know. “It won’t cure me!” she said. But Grant and their daughter, […]
One creative decision has been looming over House of the Dragon since the August premiere of the show: A 10-year time jump right in the middle of the show’s first season, one that would mark […]
Bayou (Joshua Boone), a young Black man living in 1930s Georgia, is disparaged by his father and brother and struggles to find confidence in his singing talent and sensitive personality, until he falls for Leanne […]
“Let’s start again.” The opening line of “Hold Me Tight” hits a little differently the second time around — and the movie, a jagged little heartbreaker from French writer-director Mathieu Amalric, is certainly built for […]
A visibly moved Lizzo returned to the stage Friday night for the debut show on her “Special Tour” (get tickets here), a 28-date jaunt in support of her latest studio album, Special. Part variety show […]
Polygon is on the ground at the 2022 Fantastic Fest, reporting on new horror, sci-fi, and action movies making their way to theaters and streaming. This review was published in conjunction with the film’s Fantastic […]
Lena Dunham’s warm, lively adaptation of Karen Cushman’s 1994 historical novel, “Catherine, Called Birdy,” opens with a needle drop that references another classic teen movie. Misty Miller’s cover of the ’90s Supergrass tune “Alright” plays […]
Machynlleth-born Cerys Hafana is a master of the Welsh triple harp, an intimidating instrument of three rows of glistening strings. In the 2022 anthology Welsh (Plural), excerpted in the Guardian, she wrote that “it is […]
Connection is the cornerstone of Melbourne duo Big Scary’s fifth album. In their explorations of love found and lost, longtime collaborators Tom Iansek and Jo Syme paint the varied textures of human relationships: grief, loneliness, […]
Ali Farka Touré had a complex relationship with success outside Africa. It came to him relatively late in life – he was nearly 50 when the music he’d been recording for a small French label […]
Image Source: Getty / Udo Salters Blackpink’s hotly anticipated sophomore album, “Born Pink,” is here. Two years after going on hiatus in 2020, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa are back with a tight eight-song offering […]
William Moseley and Melanie Zanetti in ‘Raven’s Hollow.’ Photo Courtesy of Shudder “Raven’s Hollow,” starring William Moseley, is a riveting gothic horror by Christopher Hatton. The Shudder original “Raven’s Hollow” will be available on the […]
Politeness isn’t a virtue in “Speak No Evil,” it’s a fatal flaw. At least the kind of politeness that might cause one to ignore worrisome behavior in new acquaintances, and instead crack those warning signs […]
Far out on the high seas, under the scorching Caribbean sun, a soft-hearted and lovably useless pirate named Guybrush Threepwood has to face a difficult question. Now middle-aged and with a grey-stubbled face, does this […]
In the century since Leon Theremin invented his eponymous instrument – as a Lenin-approved symbol of Soviet technological ingenuity – the theremin has been paraded as the human face of electronic technology. From classical musician […]
As a child, moving to a new home can feel less like an adventure than like facing the destruction of the known world. That apocalyptic feeling should seem overly dramatic in hindsight, but Penguin Highway […]
YouTube’s most popular music critic, Anthony Fantano aka The Needle Drop, has somehow become embroiled in a feud with Canadian superstar Drake, after the latter sent him a surprise DM on Instagram. Never one to […]
In Julian Higgins’ arresting, slow-burn thriller “God’s Country,” systems and people in positions of power meant to protect are the ones causing the harshest harm. A former New Orleans cop turned college professor, the unflinchingly […]
The Trouble With Fever In the 22 years since her debut, Michelle Branch has lived many lives, from teen pop sensation to Grammy-winning collaborator to country singer with the Wreckers. Earlier this year, Branch made […]