Sen. Schumer's Washington, DC. office number is (202)224-6542. If you're angry about his Republican-lite behavior, leave a message asking him to resign. Who knows if it'll do any good, but he needs to get the hell out of politics.

For @theartsfuse.bsky.social , I reviewed Radu Jude's DRACULA: artsfuse.org/319698/film-...

For Gay City News, I wrote about Ira Sachs' PETER HUJAR'S DAY: gaycitynews.com/peter-hujars...

In @slantmagazine.com , I wrote about Rosalia's ambitious new album LUX: www.slantmagazine.com/music/rosali...

For my November music roundup in Gay City News, I reviewed the Hüsker Dü box set 1985: THE MIRACLE YEAR and the compilation ALL THINGS GO: 10 YEARS: gaycitynews.com/november-lgb...

I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.

On my latest episode of "Radio Not Radio," take a flight to Triton with mystical metal, KAPUTT-core, a sad Laura Branigan cover, the shortest song I've ever played, and more! Link here: www.mixcloud.com/callinamagic...

For @theartsfuse.bsky.social 's November "Short Fuses" column, I reviewed CRRDR's LATINCORE LEGEND and Holy Sons' PURITAN THEMES. (Scroll down to "Popular Music.") Link here: artsfuse.org/319292/novem...

BEST FILMS I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OCTOBER (pt. 2): THE MASTERMIND (Kelly Reichardt) ROOM TEMPERATURE (Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley) STICKS AND BONES (Robert Downey, Sr.) TESTAMENT (John Akomfrah)

BEST FILMS I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OCTOBER (part 1): ANIARA (Hugo Lilja & Pella Kagerman) THE CALL OF MIST (John Akomfrah) GERDY, THE WICKED WITCH (Ljubomir Simunic) GOWILLOG (various directors; billy woods visual album) HAJJI WASHINGTON (Ali Hatami)

Thank you to the high school teacher who showed our class THE WAR GAME: www.bfi.org.uk/features/pet...

August Fanon and billy woods dropped a remixed version of woods' album GOLLIWOG today. Woods has also made a visual album to accompany it, integrating music videos, animation and heavily re-edited films: vimeo.com/1132256781

For Gay City News, I reviewed LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS: gaycitynews.com/lesbian-spac...

For @theartsfuse.bsky.social , I reviewed Kelly Reichardt's THE MASTERMIND: artsfuse.org/318881/film-...

For Crooked Marquee, I took a look back at the 2018 Swedish sci-fi/horror film ANIARA: crookedmarquee.com/aniara-the-h...

A lot of centrist commentators who genuinely got worked up about the unforgivably insulting nature of "cling to guns and religion" or "basket of deplorables" are weirdly silent about Trump portraying himself as literally shitting on American cities

Shake the cockroaches off with log xylophones, good songs from bad movies and recording studio chatter on my latest episode of "Radio Not Radio." Link here: www.mixcloud.com/callinamagic...

In @screenslate.bsky.social , I reviewed Motern Media's latest film EVIL PUDDLE, playing @spectacletheater.com this month: www.screenslate.com/articles/evi...

An hour and 11-minute long mix of nothing but D'Angelo live tracks from various shows during the Brown Sugar and Voodoo eras. It's so well done. Also downloadable.

For @slantmagazine.com , I reviewed Sudan Archives' THE BPM. Her album drops Friday: www.slantmagazine.com/music/sudan-...

It's such a great feeling when one of the films on my want list suddenly pops up on YouTube.

Is AFTER THE HUNT Amazon propaganda against feminism and "wokeness," or simply a terrible film? Here's my review, from Gay City News: gaycitynews.com/after-the-hu...

In Gay City News, I reviewed Khalid and Jay Som's latest albums: gaycitynews.com/october-lgbt...

For Gay City News, I reviewed Bill Condon's KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN reboot: gaycitynews.com/kiss-of-the-...

Today's "Radio Not Radio" episode is the most packed one yet, with 33 songs! It wanders from hip-hop to Latin club and baile funk to post-punk. Here's the link: www.mixcloud.com/callinamagic...

For @theartsfuse.bsky.social , I wrote about five films playing in the New York Film Festival's "Revivals" sidebar: artsfuse.org/317811/film-...

For @theartsfuse.bsky.social 's October "Short Fuses" column, I reviewed the latest albums from bar italia and Snooper: artsfuse.org/317673/octob...

I feel so much safer knowing that when the U.S. invades Venezuela or Iran, none of the soldiers will have beards!

BEST FILMS SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER: THE ALIEN REPORT (Patrick Donnelly) BLOND TANGO (Lothar Warneke) FORGETTING VIETNAM (Trinh T. Minh-ha) THE IRON ROSE (Jean Rollin) THE LONG WALK (Francis Lawrence) NOWHERE GIRL (Mamoru Oshii) TALES FROM THE HOOD (Rusty Cundieff)

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

If PALESTINE 36 and THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB were about the fight against South African apartheid or the current war in Ukraine, they would've been snapped by major arthouse distributors instantly.

Despite its abrasive style, writes @callinamagician.bsky.social, #plainclothes leaves no doubt about what is going to happen or what is meant to be its takeaway message about the film's tormented gay cop protagonist. artsfuse.org/317139/film-...

For my September music roundup in Gay City News, I reviewed the latest albums by Cardi B and Neko Case: gaycitynews.com/music-cardi-... @antirecords.bsky.social

My latest "Radio Not Radio" episode delves further into the past than usual, while also venturing into new music from Lebanon, Mexico, Ukraine, South Africa, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, Puerto Rico and France. Mixcloud link here: www.mixcloud.com/callinamagic...

"The audience that I wanted to see Predators most is the audience that wasn’t going to expect what it is." We talk to Predators director David Osit about Chris Hansen's reaction and crafting one of the most fascinating documentaries of the year:

I interviewed PREDATORS director David Osit for @thefilmstage.com : thefilmstage.com/predators-di.... His film opens @filmforumnyc.bsky.social Friday. @mtvdoc.bsky.social

praise for Kirk from liberal pundits is one of the clearest distillations of how ill-equipped they are for this fascist moment, & how devoted they are to a West Wing fantasy of a respectable right/conservative movement that does not exist, and which - like Kirk - almost never operates in good faith

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?" A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons. Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

For Gay City News, I reviewed Oliver Hermanus' THE HISTORY OF SOUND: gaycitynews.com/the-history-.... It opens Friday.

For @screenslate.bsky.social , I reviewed Brad Abrahams' 2017 documentary LOVE & SAUCERS, about painter and UFO abductee David Huggins: www.screenslate.com/articles/lov.... It plays @spectacletheater.com tonight and later this month.

For @slantmagazine.com , I reviewed Frost Children's new album SISTER: www.slantmagazine.com/music/frost-...

Let my "Radio Not Radio" show aid your transition from summer to fall! This installment features music from Robert Altman and Harmony Korine soundtracks, jangly pop, electroacoustic music, jazz rap, and many other songs. Link here: www.mixcloud.com/callinamagic....

Today, Pitchfork gave a deluxe edition of Slipknot's first album "Best New Reissue." Did they even acknowledge its existence in 2000?