Wild Combination: a Portrait of Arthur Russell Thursday August 18, 9:30 pm at the Metrograph:$15 It seems like the perfect moment to revisit this 2008…
Twillerama, the Trillest Film Festival for Animations and by Animations
A quick hypothetical for you: if real people host film festivals with “real films,” then wouldn’t it make sense that an animated film festival should…
Exclusive Clip: The Lost Arcade, a New Doc on the Old-School Arcade’s End Game
Tonight, a new documentary about the life and death of a legendary Lower East Side arcade, Chinatown Fair, will be screened at The Metrograph, kicking off The…
Film: Seven Reasons to Poison Yourself + Charlie Parker’s Doppel in Black-and-White
Bottle Rocket Wednesday August 10, 6 pm, 8:15 pm, and 10:30 pm at Syndicated: $3 There’s a Wes Anderson retrospective happening this week at Syndicated…
At Free Films in Tompkins, the Real Star-Crossed Lovers are Baz Luhrmann + Guac
Dinner theater is often regarded as cheesy, and not in a good way. Cinemas serving food with flicks can be pricey (and let’s be honest, sometimes a…
Watch the JT LeRoy Doc on a Roof and Try Not to Get Blown Away
As ’90s “it” author JT Leroy once put it in a book title, the heart is deceitful above all things. But not as deceitful as…
Fast Approaching Films: Stay #Woke at Critical Paranoia + Beware Psychopathic BBs
The Childhood of a Leader Wednesday July 20 through Thursday July 28 at IFC Center: $14 Actor Brady Corbet’s directorial debut follows the coming-of-age of…
In Bight of the Twin, Genesis P-Orridge Travels to Benin, the Birthplace of Voodoo
I’ll be the first to admit it, my total “experience” with voodoo involves not much more than occasional trips to my local botanica to refresh…
Films on the Horizon: Satan Panonski Panic and Kung-Fu Mystery Reel at ‘Fist Church’
Lucha Mexico Friday July 15 and Saturday July 16 at IFC Center: $14 I remember very clearly my first time at a Mexican wrestling match,…
The ‘Explosive’Vamp Bikers Tres Trailer Has Arrived, Is Predictably Insane
It’s been a long time coming, but the Vamp Bikers Tres trailer has finally dropped. After a shooting marathon that seemed more like a roving…