Talking and texting is strictly verboten in New York City’s indie theaters, as evidenced by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Janeane Garofalo’s no-nonsense PSAs for Alamo Drafthouse.…
Briefly a Light in the Darkness, Drive-In Theaters Are Dimming Their Screens
Last week, as the film industry faced a grim new reality of shuttered theaters and a shift to online streaming, some small solace arrived in…
Cinemas and Film Fests Are Streaming New Releases, Like Timely Thriller ‘Bacurau’
As I strolled over to IFC Film Center earlier this month to watch a screening of dystopian thriller Bacurau, I wondered if anyone would even…
The Strokes Covered Talking Heads, Revealed New Album Date at Bernie Sanders Rally
Bernie Sanders may or may not end up getting us free health care, but he did bring a free Strokes concert to Dunham, New Hampshire…
Haven’t Seen ‘Parasite’ Yet? Be a Mooch and Watch It For Free
Ever since Parasite made its local premiere at the New York Film Festival in October, everyone’s been talking about the Bong Joon-ho thriller about a…
Did a Brooklyn Dad Beat Elon Musk to Creating the Cybertruck?
Last week Elon Musk revealed the apparent result of that weed he smoked on the Joe Rogan podcast: the Tesla cybertruck, a retrofuturistic wedge that’s…
‘Mr. Toilet’ On Sewer Divers, Dookie Downloads, and the Future of Flushing
“The toilet is a spiritual room, a place to cherish and rejoice… When you open the toilet door, it’s not the toilet inside, it’s your…
The New Get Up Kids Video Starring Lou Barlow Is Sebadoh Bad It’s Good
In what might be the most delightful intra-indie homage since Sleater-Kinney sang “I wanna be your Thurston Moore,” the new single from The Get Up…
The Premiere of the Lydia Lunch Documentary Was Followed By the Most Punk Q&A Ever
“Enough!” Lydia Lunch told the crowd at IFC Center as they gave her a semi-standing ovation after the world premiere of Lydia Lunch: The War…
A New Doc Rides Alongside Terry Gilliam as He Tilts at His Long-Unmade Don Quixote Film
When it comes to famously unmade movies, there’s Jodorowsky’s Dune and Terry Gilliam’s Don. Gilliam’s decades-long quest to adapt Don Quixote was the stuff of…