Mic'd Up: Veteran comedian and podcast host Chris Gethard returns to the area with a new batch of material to unleash on The Comedy Studio. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/17/m...

This Show Is Tonight: Acclaimed Maine Beatles-mad group The Walrus return to City Winery Boston, the same venue they kicked off 2026 with a New Year's Day show. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/17/t...

Sylvester Stallone gets the biopic treatment in Peter Farrelly's 'I Play Rocky,' which is surprisingly not about the making of 'Paradise Alley.' 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/16/t...

Paul Greengrass's 'The Uprising' tells the tale of the pivotal Peasants' Revolt of 1381, when the common folk rose up against Richard II. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/16/a...

Fast Tracked: Chicago darkwave band Bleached Cross stir up the post-punk shadows and provide a sonic portal to the other side. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/16/b...

While the hit food-based podcast Doughboys makes its way back to the familiar territory of The Wilbur, Akaash Singh adds another show as part of his special taping. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/15/d...

'The Odyssey' is another Christopher Nolan classic, a pitch-perfect spin on Homer's epic, and it's fun as hell to boot, too. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/15/t...

New Sounds: Slow Joy, the project of New Mexico's Esteban Flores, weaves together alt-rock, post-hardcore, and whatever-gaze for this SOTS contender. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/14/s...

Film Review: The 'Moana ' live-action remake isn't terrible, but it, like most of the Disney remakes, doesn't really need to exist. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/10/m...

Peppa Pig shared a pig-headed take on Clairo earlier this week on Pitchfork's 'Over/Under' series, and we break it all down. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/09/p...

Fast Tracked: NYC band Diary fuels a transatlantic desire with a dose of Madchester swagger, propulsive dream-pop, and retro-nostalgic '60s psych. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/09/d...

Mic'd Up: The undisputed pride of Stow, Chris Fleming, makes his highly anticipated return to home turf with new material, and that same lovable penchant for insanity. He's at The Wilbur this weekend. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/09/m...

If you walk without rhythm, you won't attract the 'Dune: Part Three' trailer. So, march to the beat and watch this sucker. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/08/t...

Fast Tracked: Rising Dublin alt-rock band Gurriers unleash a relentless dose of high-energy dance-punk in one beast of a single. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/07/g...

Irish-American comedy superstar Des Bishop returns to The Wilbur Boston in 2027 with a plethora of new jokes and stories to tell. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/08/d...

Film Review: Olivia Wilde's 'The Invite' features four fantastic performances, a swell script, and a vibe so good you'll want to give it a hotel key. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/03/t...

Film Review: 'Minions and Monsters' is a surprisingly loving tribute to early Hollywood, and is by far and away the best movie in the franchise. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/03/m...

New Sounds: chrysalis and Entifan give a voice to young, queer love on ‘carson’ 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/02/c...

With a brand new hour in tow, energetic comedy superstar Sebastian Maniscalco adds another show to his holiday season stop in Connecticut. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/02/s...

The V List: The month of June was soundtracked by new and notable efforts from Sandhouse, Wishy , Noah Kesey, Charlotte OC, and Phoebe Green. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/07/02/t...

The minds behind the 'Minions' are going out of this world with 'Not Alone,' a new animated film sure to drive the whole family crazy. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/30/w...

Robert Eggers is back, and this time he's brought along a 'Werwulf' to spoil your holiday fun. And, of course, Willem Dafoe. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/30/h...

Film Review: Craig Gillespie’s Supergirl is a rough translation of the ‘True Grit’ inspired ‘Woman of Tomorrow’ comic to the screen. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/26/s...

New Sounds: Boston-raised artist Zola Simone's new tune is a slinky pop yo-yo that features Los Angeles rapper KESHORE. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/26/z...

In #comedy: 'Broad City' modern icon Ilana Glazer returns to the The Wilbur, while Akaash Singh adds a second show, and Fortune Feimster heads to Foxwoods. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/26/i...

New Sounds: Manchester riser Phoebe Green's blissfully turbulent new single experiments with a warped approach to pop music and contained emotion. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/23/p...

Hirokazu Kore-eda, the master of 'making you cry so hard in the arthouse that you feel nauseous', is back with the sci-fi feature 'Sheep in the Box.' 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/23/w...

Jesse Eisenberg's 'The Debut' has Julianne Moore facing off with Paul Giamatti over control... of a community theater production. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/23/j...

Based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, 'Klara and the Sun' is (and yet probably shouldn't be) a Taika Waititi film. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/23/j...

Denis Leary's legendary annual comedy fundraiser returns for another year, boasting a murderer's row for Comics Come Home's 30th edition. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/22/c...

Film Review: Director Michael Sarnoski's 'The Death of Robin Hood' is a dull, dark revisionist take on the Prince of Thieves. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/19/t...

Disney/Pixar continues squandering all the goodwill they earned with 'Toy Story 3' with Andrew Stanton's 'Toy Story 5.' 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/19/t...

Hulk no want dumb web-shooter popcorn and drink cup. Hulk want regular 'Spider-Man' popcorn bucket and collectible cup. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/18/h...

The Lynn Music Festival's third year features homegrown product Suriel, plus 1NDY, Big Ol' Dirty Bucket, Meech BOLD, Ben Shaw, and others this weekend. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/18/n...

In #comedy: Rachel Scanlon and McKenzie Goodwin's Two Dyks and a Mic bring a dual threat of hilarity to The Wilbur, while Fred Armisen and Gianmarco Soresi stick around a bit more. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/18/t...

New Sounds: Charlotte OC offers a reflective and soulful alt-pop bop that remembers the ones who helped shape our present moment. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/17/c...

Fast Tracked: Vermont's Noah Kesey weaves together a aural fling of indie rock, shoegaze, and pop that holds our head like a warm embrace. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/15/n...

Portsmouth native Matt Shore returns to Cambridge this week to headline The Comedy Studio, with a few more instruments than he started with. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/16/m...

Film Review: Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' is a well-considered compliment to 'Close Encounters,' and it's also a fun conspiracy thriller to boot. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/12/d...

New Sounds: Indianapolis indie band Wishy siphon a propellant college-rock glide and pre-alternative magnetism through a swooning new single. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/11/w...

The Social Reckoning has an all-star cast and an Aaron Sorkin script. What it's missing is, you know, David Fincher. vanyaland.com/2026/06/10/w...

In #comedy: Usama Siddiquee is looking to have a ‘Funny AF’ debut at The Wilbur, plus Robyn Schall and 'Two Idiot Girls' have plans of their own. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/11/u...

Austin Abrams finds himself in the belly of a whale in the teaser for Brian Duffield's 'Whalefall.' It's much more intense than it sounds. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/09/g...

Fast Tracked: The new ripper from iconic British band Suede is gritty and propulsive, with a defensive snarl fit for life in 2026. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/09/s...

Mic:d Up: Needham native Jared Freid returns to the area this week with not just a few jokes and stories, but a whole book full of them to unleash on a hometown crowd. He's at the Arts at the Armory. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/08/m...

New Sounds: The new collab between TIFFY and Sad13 bemoans burnout via some signature soft-punk pep. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/05/t...

Film Review: The 20-year 'wait' for a new Masters of the Universe' movie probably should have been even longer, based on Travis Knight's take on it. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/05/m...

In #comedy: While Sebastian Maniscalco brings his larger-than-life comedy to Connecticut, The Wilbur boasts shows by Denny Love, Kristin Key, DeRay Davis, and more. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/04/s...

Fast Tracked: South London duo Sandhouse deliver a casual crusher through a riveting fit of warped psychedelia and midnight alt-pop. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/03/s...

There are so many good headline jokes one could make with 'By Any Means,' and about 40 of them involve Wahlburgers. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2026/06/03/w...