Graphic Novel Review: ‘The Legend of Kamui: Volume 3’ by Shirato Sanpei, from Drawn+Quarterly – an epic tale that forever changed #manga continues: blogcritics.org/graphic-nove... @dandq.bsky.social #manga #bookreview #books

Movie Review: ‘The Odyssey’—"Nolan adapted the dialogue to today’s culture to help the audience understand it. It’s a win-win for the filmmakers and the audience." Our #moviereview: blogcritics.org/movie-review... #TheOdyssey #Homer #ChristopherNolan #movies

Concert Review: Poiesis Quartet Plays Beethoven and a Jeff Scott Premiere—"fervid virtuosity...mastery of extended techniques and the inspired sensibilities of a versatile contemporary composer..." Jon Sobel has our #concertreview: blogcritics.org/concert-revi... #classicalmusic #Beethoven

Music Reviews: The Cyrkle’s ‘Revival,’ plus C. Gibbs and Ray Campi—"By the end of 1966, these Sunshine pop purveyors [The Cyrkle] seemed poised for even bigger successes, but that’s not how the story unfolded..." Jeff Burger unfolds it: blogcritics.org/music-review... #rockabilly #musicreview #music

Party Game Review: ‘In A World’ from Ludonaut – "Each game is packed with imaginative discussion and critical thinking in a world where anything is possible." Jeff Provine has our #partygame review: blogcritics.org/party-game-r... #ludonaut #games

Concert Review: Lyle Lovett at City Winery, NYC—Lovett played a warm-hearted and funny acoustic set backed by excellent sidemen Jeff White and James Harrah. Jon Sobel has our review: blogcritics.org/concert-revi... @lylelovett.bsky.social @citywinery.bsky.social #music #nyc

I Shall Be Released (Old School Edition): Rolling Stones, Madonna, Jack White, plus Ariana Grande and Collective Soul – new releases from old souls, with vinyl editions in colors fantastic! blogcritics.org/i-shall-be-r... #music #arianagrande #rollingstones #madonna #jackwhite #collectivesoul

Comic Review: ‘Declaration/Emancipation Illustrated’ by R. Sikoryak, from Drawn+Quarterly blogcritics.org/comic-review... #declarationofindependence #emancipationproclamation #emancipation #comics @dandq.bsky.social @rsikoryak.bsky.social

Interview: Grammy-winning Composer Jeff Scott on the #NYC Premiere of His ‘Tapestry of the Beloved Beatified’—commemorating the lives of LBGTQIA+ icons Marsha P. Johnson, Harvey Milk, Jeanne Manford, and Xulhaz Mannan blogcritics.org/interview-co... #jeffscott #deathofclassical #music

Book Review: ‘Grub: Why We Eat, Why It Matters and the Seven Forces That Shape Our Food’ by Lee Cadesky. "If understanding food begins with appreciating its biological foundations, what happens when [they] become increasingly engineered?" Our #bookreview: blogcritics.org/book-review-... #books #food

Music Reviews: A Tribute to Badfinger’s Pete Ham, plus Graham Parker, the Tasty Kings, and the Claudettes. A new collection "focuses on little-known numbers that previously existed only in Pete Ham’s home demo versions..." Our reviews: blogcritics.org/music-review... #badfinger #music #musicreview

Discovering Funny at ATX TV Fest: Five Shows, and the Writers of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ blogcritics.org/discovering-... #comedy #sitcoms #tv

Tribeca Festival Movie Review: ‘In the Hand of Dante’ With Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot – "Like Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy and Nick Tosches' novel, Julian Schnabel’s unique and mesmerizing film does not lend itself to facile understanding. blogcritics.org/tribeca-fest... #moviereview #movies #film

Music Reviews: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Live from Asbury Park,’ plus the Knack, Iris DeMent, Rachelle Garniez, R.W. Hampton – "Springsteen’s return to his home turf lends a special flavor to this performance." Jeff Burger elucidates: blogcritics.org/music-review... @brucespringsteen.net #music

Tribeca Festival Documentary Review: ‘Chris & Martina: The Final Set’ – Never-before-seen footage includes the women watching some of their classic matches together, a first for both. blogcritics.org/tribeca-fest... #tennis @martinanav.bsky.social

Tribeca Festival Movie Review: ‘The Leader’ Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Vera Farmiga, & Jim Parsons is "an unsparing and human examination of the Heaven’s Gate cult." Our #moviereview: blogcritics.org/tribeca-fest... #movies #film #tribecafest #cults #heavensgate

Tribeca Festival Movie Review: ‘The Accompanist’ with Aubrey Plaza, Susan Sarandon—"Little in Zach Woods' directorial debut is predictable, and the knockout performances sing with hope and unexpected wonder." Carole Di Tosti has our #moviereview: blogcritics.org/tribeca-fest... #film #tribecafest

I Shall Be Released: New Music Releases from Chuck Berry, Jo Dee Messina, Pussy Riot, Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck, and Simone Dinnerstein Plays Philip Glass! Read more: blogcritics.org/i-shall-be-r... @pussyriot.bsky.social @jodeemessina.bsky.social #chuckberry @belafleck.music-social.com

Tribeca Festival Documentary Review: ‘American Zoo’ – the Rise and Fall of the Catskill Game Farm. "Underneath the clean, white American brand lurked an association with Hitler’s criminal crony Hermann Göring." Our #moviereview: blogcritics.org/tribeca-fest... #TribecaFestival #documentary #film

‘007: First Light’ Review – A Masterful, Generational James Bond Origin Story. "An extended, playable blockbuster experience...Even after I had just watched the credits roll, I wanted more immediately." Our full #gamereview: blogcritics.org/007-first-li... #jamesbond #007firstlight #videogames

ATX TV Event: Classic ‘Twilight Zone’ Moments with a Rod Serling Biographer. Serling "put himself in everything he wrote," says biographer and #TV critic Alan Sepinwall. Read more: blogcritics.org/atx-tv-event... #twilightzone #rodserling

Theater Review: ‘Girl, Interrupted’ – Stunning Music, Memorable Performances. "A spiral circularity that satisfies..." Carole Di Tosti has our #theater review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #broadway #girlinterrupted @aimeemann.bsky.social

RPG Review: ‘Vaesen – Mythic Britain & Ireland’ from Free League—Vaesan expands beyond Mythic Carpathia! Now players can explore from London to the Shetlands, lands with endless secrets, some mystical and some terrifying. blogcritics.org/rpg-review-v... @vaesen-rpg.bsky.social #rpg #vaesen

Art: ‘Musical Bodies’ – Humans and Our Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—The complex and infinitely varied interconnectedness of our selves and our instruments is the subject of a fascinating new exhibit at the Met. #art #music blogcritics.org/art-musical-... @metmuseum.org

XP Game Summit 2026: Indie Games Showcase—"Four titles stood out as exceptional examples of the creativity, humor & pure entertainment currently thriving across the Canadian indie scene." Drum roll please... blogcritics.org/xp-game-summ... @xpgaminginc.bsky.social @xpgamesllc.bsky.social #videogames

TV: ‘Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure’ – "With a team of producers & assistants, Attenborough spent 3 years filming the series across the world to tell the story of the development of life on Earth..." Our review: blogcritics.org/tv-review-li... @pbs.org #nature #DavidAttenborough

XP Game Summit 2026 Interview: Trang Nguyen, Head of Operations at Soft Rains—Their puzzle-adventure 'Ambrosia Sky' was a Best Indie Game finalist at the Canadian Game Awards. Our interview: blogcritics.org/xp-game-summ... @softrains.bsky.social @xpgaminginc.bsky.social @xpgamesllc.bsky.social

XP Game Summit 2026 Interview: Trang Nguyen, Head of Operations at Soft Rains—"Our conversation pulled back the curtain on the skills required to sustain a distributed indie team." blogcritics.org/xp-game-summ... @softrains.bsky.social #videogames @xpgamesllc.bsky.social @xpgaminginc.bsky.social

Comic Collection Review: ‘Palookaville 25’ by Seth, from Drawn+Quarterly: "His remembrances come with quick commentary, asides that meander and return, and deeper reflection of lifelong concerns." Jeff Provine has our #bookreview: blogcritics.org/comic-collec... @dandq.bsky.social

Concert Review: Curtis Chamber Orchestra – "The...'Grave' introduction resumed the weirdness that’s plentiful even in this last of Beethoven’s quartets with its hopeful attitude..." Our #musicreview: blogcritics.org/concert-revi... #classicalmusic #beethoven #mozart @curtisinstitute.bsky.social

10 Underappreciated Music Acts You Need to Hear blogcritics.org/10-underappr... #music

XP Game Summit 2026 Interview: Jason Lepine, Founder & CEO, XP Gaming Inc. "I don’t think the industry needs another GDC. I think people love interacting in a more intimate setting..." Our interview: blogcritics.org/xp-game-summ... @xpgaminginc.bsky.social @xpgamesllc.bsky.social #videogame

Book Review: ‘Annie Lennox: Retrospective’ by Annie Lennox. The singer's #memoir pulls in more than 200 photos from her career. Pat Cuadros has our #bookreview: blogcritics.org/book-review-... #books #AnnieLennox #photography #music

Music Reviews: Gwendoline Blondeel & Quito Gato w/‘Amor Eterno’; ORA Singers, ‘Songs of Angels’—"Some of the most impactful tracks are those where [Blondeel] holds back the most, wielding her talent and skill with subtlety and supreme focus..." blogcritics.org/music-review... #choralmusic #soprano

Music Reviews: Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights,’ plus Teddy Thompson and Crow and Gazelle blogcritics.org/music-review... @thebeachboys.bsky.social #teddythompson #crowandgazelle

San Pedro Playhouse and Classic Theatre’s 2026/27 San Antonio Season Announced—Little Shop of Horrors, Annie, Macbeth, A Chorus Line, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, and more! blogcritics.org/san-pedro-pl... #sanpedro #sanpedroplayhouse #theater #classictheatre #sanantonio

‘Saros’ PS5 Review: Housemarque Delivers a Stellar Successor to ‘Returnal’—"The refinement of the combat and the brilliance of the Eclipse mechanic make Housemarque's 'Saros' one of the best games of 2026." Michael Prince has our review: blogcritics.org/saros-ps5-re... #videogame #saros

Music Review: SydeBoob Duo – ‘Au Naturel,’ New Music for Voice and Flutes "The fertile pairing of #soprano voice and #flute feels very natural (as well as “au naturel”) throughout this collection of works..." Jon Sobel has our #musicreview: blogcritics.org/music-review... @newfocuslabel.bsky.social

Music Reviews: Dale Watson Envisions a Party with Willie, Waylon & Whiskey—"Dale Watson has been railing against mainstream #countrymusic for decades...[his new album] continues to mark him as a member of country’s outlaw contingent." blogcritics.org/dale-watson-... @dalewatsonfan.bsky.social

Music Review: K!ART Performs Matthew Shlomowitz’s ‘Explorations in Polytonality and Other Musical Wonders, Vol. 5’— Musical wonders! Polytonality! You know we love it. Our review: blogcritics.org/music-review... #music #musicreview @newfocuslabel.bsky.social #polytonality

Music Reviews: Abigail Lapell Sings Her Way to Motherhood, plus a Rockabilly Anthology—the singer-songwriter "turns entirely inward for a soft-spoken standout about her journey to motherhood." Our review: blogcritics.org/music-review... #music #musicreview #rockabilly #motherhood

Scary Movies Like ‘M3GAN’ Bring Home the Cash: A panel at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show 2026 addressed the question: Why do we like horror movies? Find out: blogcritics.org/nab-2026-sca... #horror #horrormovies #NAB #nab2026 #movies

Exclusive Interview: Pianist Min Kwon on Her ‘America/Beautiful’ Commissioning Project, Box Set out May 8 – "When I began the project in 2020, I was responding to a moment of fracture, isolation, uncertainty, even chaos." blogcritics.org/exclusive-in... #MinKwon #piano

Bowie, Dylan, Eagles, Pretenders, Hank Williams, Grateful Dead and Much More: 21 Stupendous Big Box Sets for Music Fans. A roundup from Jeff Burger, today at Blogcritics: blogcritics.org/bowie-dylan-... #music

Concert Review: Dover Quartet at Peoples’ Symphony Concerts – Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bacewicz. "The musicians brought fervor and excitement to #music both familiar and not-so-familiar." Our review: blogcritics.org/concert-revi... #classicalmusic #doverquartet #peoplessymphony

‘Blue Prince’ PS5 Review: A Masterclass in Shifting Architecture and Cryptic Puzzles blogcritics.org/blue-prince-... @blueprincegame.bsky.social #blueprince #roguelite #games

Music Reviews: The Great Dan Penn (and Why You’ve Probably Never Heard of Him)—plus The Blasters, Matthew Payne, & Banshee Tree blogcritics.org/the-great-da... #DanPenn #music

‘MOUSE: P.I. for Hire’ Review – A Case of Curds and Corruption. "Playing through the campaign feels like 'The Naked Gun' meets 'Chinatown' in the Mickey Mouse Universe, and the result is every bit as compelling as it sounds." blogcritics.org/mouse-p-i-fo... @playsidestudios.com #videogames

Graphic Novel Review: In ‘Animan’ by Anouk Ricard, a human do-gooder can transform into any animal he wishes. From Drawn+Quarterly. Jeff Provine has our review: blogcritics.org/graphic-nove... @dandq.bsky.social #graphicnovel

CinemaCon 2026: What’s Coming from Sony Pictures Entertainment – Highlighting its upcoming #movies, from #anime and #videogame adaptations to a new 'Insidious' film & the first collab between the Fanning sisters. blogcritics.org/cinemacon-20... #moviepreview #film #filmpreview @cinemacon.bsky.social