John Wilson’s Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made Of
The documentarian’s brilliant new film “The History of Concrete” is actually about life as a working artist in NYC.
Seeing Things
Where music meets movies and TV
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The Last Immortal Rock Star
How ‘The Vampire Lestat’ is resurrecting the archetype of the sexy, sweaty rock frontman.
How to Disappear Mostly
Considering Radiohead’s liminal existence at their Motion Picture House experience.
Don’t Stop ’Til You Rewrite History
The Michael Jackson estate’s campaign to un-cancel the King of Pop is all about what they let you see.
Flop Star
Anne Hathaway and Micaela Coel’s promising pop-star flick 'Mother Mary' is like a would-be hit song without a hook.
The Sneaky Genius of Industry's Synthy Soundtrack
For four seasons, the HBO show has given us impeccable needle drops that subtly undermine its shady world of crypto-capitalism.
The Pop-Music Satire in ‘I Love LA’ Is Absolutely Lethal
Watch the Elijah Wood episode, just trust me.
Those Gilmore Girls Sure Do Know A Lot About Music
TV’s greatest fast-talking mother and daughter created a discerning but feminine cultural canon, gilded with la-la-las.
Jeff Buckley's Divine Feminine
A new documentary about the 1990s star focuses on the influence of women and recasts the idea of the “muse.”
‘Eddington,’ Katy Perry, and Why Obama-Era Pop Now Sounds Like a Punchline
In Ari Aster’s Covid-era nightmare, “Firework” is wielded like a cudgel.
Karol G’s Beautiful Tomorrows
A new documentary about the Colombian superstar puts the gutting work of touring stadiums on display