Comic Review: ‘Physics for Cats’ by Tom Gauld, from Drawn+Quarterly—Gauld "stands today among the greatest 'nerd humorists' with his ongoing twists on practice, theory, and the straight-up weird." Full review: blogcritics.org/comic-review... @dandq.bsky.social @tomgauld.bsky.social #humor #science

Concert Review: Isidore String Quartet, Anthony McGill – Beethoven, Brahms, and a James Lee III World Premiere blogcritics.org/concert-revi... #classicalmusic #clarinet #Brahms #Beethoven

New reviews of contemporary music from New Focus Recordings: cimbalom, string quintets, music in 1,024 parts, and far beyond! blogcritics.org/tag/new-focu... @scottwollschleger.bsky.social @stevenricks.bsky.social #musicreview #music @newfocuslabel.bsky.social

Music Review: Sokratis Sinopoulos, Yann Keerim – ‘Topos,’ 6 arrangements for Greek lyra and piano based on the “Romanian Folk Dances” of Béla Bartók, + 4 original compositions—"When the two instruments coalesce...they create an almost ineffably rich texture." blogcritics.org/music-review... #music

Music Reviews: The Beatles’ ‘Anthology Collection,’ plus Concert Albums from Warren Zevon and Roland Kirk blogcritics.org/music-review... #beatles #thebeatles #music #WarrenZevon @warrenzevon.bsky.social #jazz

Theater Review: ‘Art’ with Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris: A modernist white canvas capsizes the equilibrium among three longtime friends. Is it art? Our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #broadway #BobbyCannavale #NeilPatrickHarris #JamesCorden #theater #theatre

Theater Review: "Kyoto" "reveals how the U.S. representative and American oil lobbyist Don Pearlman continually opposed any movement to pin down timetables or targets for emissions..." Our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #theatre #Kyoto

Music Reviews: ‘The Rich-R-Tone Folk Star Story,’ plus Willie Nelson, Jeb Loy Nichols, and Jonathan Richman blogcritics.org/music-review... @willienelsonmusic.bsky.social #musicreview #WillieNelson #JonathanRichman

Videogame Review: ‘Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault’ Early Access – A Must-Play Roguelite That Makes Shopkeeping Fun blogcritics.org/videogame-re... #videogame #moonlighter #moonlighter2 @digitalsungames.com

MIGS25 Interview: Capturing Performance, Elevating Story – A conversation with Rouge Studios’ Jenna Melfi on the evolving arts of performance capture, cinematics, and storytelling in modern #videogames. blogcritics.org/migs25-inter... #gaming #migs #MIGS25

Music Reviews: Jimi Hendrix’s ‘The Axis: Bold as Love Sessions,’ plus Bobby Charles, Dr. John, and Nina Simone blogcritics.org/music-review... #jimihendrix #ninasimone #musicreview

MIGS25 Interview: Steering a Galactic Phenomenon – A Conversation with Arrowhead Game Studios' Linda Tiger. After the release of 'Helldivers 2,' Tiger "found herself helping to steer a live-service title unlike anything she had worked on before." blogcritics.org/migs25-inter... #videogames

New York Film Festival Review: ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ from Jim Jarmusch is "a quiet, seemingly unadventurous film that nevertheless packs a punch." Our full #moviereview: blogcritics.org/new-york-fil... #nyff #movies @jimjarmusch.bsky.social #JimJarmusch

New York Film Festival Review: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ "Cooper’s third film as a director adds meaning to the notion that misery loves comedy." Our #moviereview: blogcritics.org/new-york-fil... #BradleyCooper #newyorkfilmfestival #movies

Theater Review: ‘The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire’—"The actors are spot-on and the puppetry engages [but] director Steve Cosson’s opaque dramatization of Washburn’s use of metaphor, poetry and song makes the play sometimes confusing." Full review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #theatre

Videogame Review: 'Demonschool' – A Kooky 'Persona'-Like Tactics RPG That Needs More Depth blogcritics.org/videogame-re... #demonschool #videogame @necrosoftgames.com

BC's Michael Prince brings you the highlights of #MIGS25 – the longest-running game summit in #Canada. blogcritics.org?s=migs25 #MIGS #gaming #videogames

Book Review: ‘The Rose Field’ – The Book of Dust Vol. 3 by Philip Pullman—"Knowledge and awareness are two of the most dangerous things for autocrats. The Magisterium are well aware of this..." blogcritics.org/book-review-... @philippullmanreal.bsky.social #hisdarkmaterials #bookreview #books

Music & Film Reviews: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska ’82,’ plus Diane Hubka, the Kasambwe Brothers, and Terry Klein—https://blogcritics.org/music-film-reviews-bruce-springsteens-nebraska-82-plus-diane-hubka-the-kasambwe-brothers-and-terry-klein/ @brucespringsteen.net #nebraska @terryklein.bsky.social

The 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes have been announced! We're profiling the four winners. Check out our interview with composer Hana Ajiashvili, winner of 2026 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music: blogcritics.org/interview-co... @azrielimusicprizes.bsky.social #music

Opera Review: ‘Orgy & Bess,’ This Year’s Drag Show from Heartbeat Opera, Soars on Campy Wings – Right into a Glam Gutter blogcritics.org/opera-review... #opera #drag #halloween

Videogame Review: ‘Devil Jam’ – A Far-From-Metal Take on the Auto Battler Survivor Genre blogcritics.org/videogame-re... @rogueside.bsky.social #videogame #videogamereview

Theater Review: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Have an Adventure in ‘Waiting for Godot’—Director Jamie Lloyd and the exceptional cast tease out greater truths: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #waitingforgodot #theater @alexwinter.com #samuelbeckett

Book Review: ‘The Gaslit Brain’ by Jennifer Fraser "Fraser’s discussion of neuroplasticity – the brain’s ability to rewire itself – offers hope. If the mind can be trained to doubt itself, it can also be retrained to trust itself." Our full review: blogcritics.org/book-review-... #bookreview #books

Theater Review (NYC): ‘Dimension Zero,’ a Riotous Anti-Capitalist Puppet Musical "This raucous, righteous, rock-and-roll romp skewers predatory capitalism with a bayonet of scruffy sci-fi, puppetry and clowning." Our full review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #puppetry #puppets

Theater Review: The Superb ‘The Other Americans’ from John Leguizamo is "a powerful play with comedic elements...resonates with our core as a nation of immigrants." Our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... @johnleguizamo.bsky.social #theaterreview #theater #theatre

Movie and Music Reviews: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ plus Pavlov’s Dog and the Dream Syndicate. blogcritics.org/movie-and-mu... @brucespringsteen.net #springsteen #dreamsyndicate @dreamsyndicate.bsky.social #moviereview #musicreview

Videogame Review: ‘Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch’ – A Tactically Addictive Roguelite. "The story is terrific, graphics are incredibly pleasing, and audio is stellar...addictive, deep and just plain fun," writes our reviewer Michael Prince. Full review: blogcritics.org/videogame-re... #videogame

New York Film Festival Review: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’—Will Arnett and Laura Dern play a splitsville couple who may get a second chance through comedy. blogcritics.org/new-york-fil... #comedy #NYFF #moviereview #NewYorkFilmFestival

New York Film Festival Review: Ben Stiller‘s #documentary ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ is emblematic of a gentler, loving, kinder time. Our review: blogcritics.org/new-york-fil... #benstiller #stillerandmeara #comedy #moviereview

Music Reviews: Doc Pomus Demos, Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks, the Third Mind, the Brothers Comatose – A box set commemorates the 100th anniversary of Pomus’s birth, a reissue of the Buckingham/Nicks debut, & more. blogcritics.org/music-review... @fleetwoodmacnews.bsky.social #fleetwoodmac

New York Film Festival Review: Jodie Foster in ‘A Private Life’ "Having spoken French as a child, Foster had planned for years to act an entire role in French. She finally found the right vehicle." blogcritics.org/new-york-fil... #jodiefoster #moviereview

Movie Review: Daniel Day-Lewis’ Exceptional Return in ‘Anemone’ blogcritics.org/new-york-fil... #anemone #danieldaylewis #moviereview

Fantastic Fest Movie Reviews: Two Kung Fu Films Rocked – ‘Road to Vendetta’ and ‘The Forbidden City’ blogcritics.org/fantastic-fe... #kungfu #fantasticfest #moviereview

TV Review: In ‘Unforgotten’ Season 6, DCI Jess James and DI Sunny Khan are on firmer footing as a team, tackling another bizarre unsolved case. blogcritics.org/tv-review-un... #unforgotten #coldcase #crimedrama #tvreview

New York Film Festival Review: ‘Miroirs No. 3’ – Director Christian Petzold explores "spiritual consciousness, broken humanity, inner dislocation and the slow road to recovery after trauma" in his new film. Carole Di Tosti has our #nyff #moviereview : blogcritics.org/new-york-fil...

Book Review: ‘The Haunting of Modesto O’Brien’ by Brit Griffin "Set in Ontario during the silver boom of the early 20th century, the novel takes us on a magical and slightly terrifying ride." Books Editor Richard Marcus has our review: blogcritics.org/book-review-... #noir #books #bookreview

Music Reviews: David Bowie’s ‘I Can’t Give Everything Away [2002–2016]’ plus a Cat Stevens Anthology blogcritics.org/music-review... @davidbowiereal.bsky.social #catstevens #bowie #davidbowie

Theater Review (NYC): In the riveting ‘Blood Orange’ by Abigail Duclos, two teenage girls create their own powers-that-be. A #horror tale that's fundamentally about #friendship. Through Sept. 27. blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #theatre #theatereview

Graphic Novel Review: ‘Do Admit’ by Mimi Pond from Drawn+Quarterly tells the story of the 6 Mitford sisters—and the biographer herself. blogcritics.org/graphic-nove... @dandq.bsky.social #graphicnovel #books #bookreview

Music Reviews: New releases from New Focus Recordings include music from "Quake," Kay Rhie's "Odyssey" retelling set in L.A.; Aaron Helgeson's Norwegian fiddle; and Isaac Shieh playing the heck out of new works for natural horn: blogcritics.org/tag/new-focus/

Music Reviews: ‘Joe Meek: A Curious Mind,’ plus a David Bowie Tribute, and Albums from Rory Block, Irving Flores, and Johnnie Johnson blogcritics.org/music-review... #davidbowie #roryblock #music #musicreview

Political violence? It's nothing new: blogcritics.org/shocked-poli... Plus, from contributing editor Barbara Barnett, a call for resistance to Trump's authoritarian blueprint: blogcritics.org/trump-projec... #charliekirk #politicalviolence #Project2025

Book & Music Reviews: ‘Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run,’ plus Reggae from the Mighty Rootsmen and the Kingston Lions blogcritics.org/book-music-r... #springsteen @brucespringsteen.net

Jon Sobel reviews new #music from New Focus Recordings, including Alejandro Flórez's improvisatory #guitar compositions, Neil Thornock's just-intonation piano, Daniel Pesca's folk inspirations & Amos Elkana's tribute to his father: blogcritics.org/tag/new-focu... @newfocuslabel.bsky.social

Music Review: Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center w/Yeol Eum Son, Music of Robert and Clara Schumann, James Lee III—"in the hands of pianist Yeol Eum Son, Clara Schumann's 'Konzertsatz in F Minor' glowed and flowed like silk." Jon Sobel's full review: blogcritics.org/music-review... #classicalmusic

Theater Review: ‘The Royal Pyrate’ – A New Musical—"a smooth-sailing voyage that cruises on cat-o-nine-tails storytelling, crackling performances, inspired (and mostly merry) music, and barrels of pure fun." Jon Sobel has our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #theatre #pirates

Music Reviews: Counting Crows’ ‘Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!’ plus Freedy Johnston and Mike Henderson "Arguably, nothing on 'Butter Miracle' is quite as arresting as early triumphs such as 'Mr. Jones.' But Counting Crows hasn’t lost its muse." Full reviews: blogcritics.org/music-review...

Music Reviews: Isabelle Faust: Bach Violin Sonatas; Hongyi Mo: Poulenc on Violin and Piano—"For sweetness of tone and melodic fluency few can match Isabelle Faust...[while in Hongyi Mo's hands Poulenc's songs] "sound perfectly natural on violin." blogcritics.org/music-review... #classicalmusic #bach

Comic Review: ‘Before We Sail’ by Yacolca and Lino "A poignant portrayal not just of an apocalypse and the people surviving it, but also of their struggle with the mental weight of meaning in a crumbling world." Jeff Provine has our full #graphicnovel review: blogcritics.org/comic-review...