Music Features
The 10 Best Global Music Albums of 2023
The best global music comes from places around the globe and then goes to others. If you find something new, those connections therein have stretched farther.
Music Reviews
John Vincent III Sings Love Songs for the Canyon
Indie folk artist John Vincent III proclaims that love is central to his life on Songs for the Canyon and offers these songs as proof.
Film
Nicholas Cage Descends into Self-Loathing in ‘Dream Scenario’
Nicholas Cage uses every bit of his talent to play an irredeemable, self-loathing character trapped in a nightmare scenario in Kristoffer Borgli’s Dream Scenario.
Books
‘Ballyhoo!’ Professional Wrestling’s Wild West-Like Origins
Professional wrestling’s Wild West-like origins kick up a lot of dust in Jon Langmead’s history of the sport’s rough housers and con artists, Ballyhoo!
Television
Spoof of Spooks ‘Slow Horses: Season 3’ Is a Wild Ride
Slow Horses is acutely aware that it’s entertainment. Many scenes play like spoofs of the straight-faced crummy thrillers that pose as prestige cinema.
Interviews
Director Christos Nikou Scratches Below the Surface of ‘Fingernails’
Can love be determined by an algorithm? In our interview with director Christos Nikou, he scratches below the surface of his sci-fi romance, Fingernails.
Lists
The 10 Best Global Music Albums of 2023
The best global music comes from places around the globe and then goes to others. If you find something new, those connections therein have stretched farther.