Why I supported Eric Adams for Mayor Hey New York, if you haven’t heard: We have a new Mayor-elect! Former cop / NY State Senator / Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will be the 110th Mayor of the City of New York, and the city’s second African-American Hizzoner after the…

BUT WE DON’T HAVE TO… Making moviegoing enjoyable shouldn’t just be incumbent on movie theaters. We, as responsible audience members, play an important role in preserving the experience of going to the movies. I get it. A great number of us have been cooped up in our homes for the…

The Pandemic Is Not The Only Reason Why Movie theaters are at an inflection point. While the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the issue, the existential crisis cinema is going through has been brewing for years in no small part due to the increased popularity of streaming services, the astronomical cost of…

Radiohead’s hit is making a comeback — Nearly 30 years after its release In 1992 Radiohead released its first hit, “Creep.” It soon became an anthem for a dispossessed, disappointed, shoe gazing generation, who didn’t quite relate to the other anthem of the time, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” The…

A DEADLY HISTORY Andrew Cuomo’s disastrous handling of Nursing Home and Long-Term Care facilities during the pandemic was completely on brand for him and predictable. We only needed to look at his handling of New York City Off-Track Betting’s retirees a decade earlier. While we were isolated in our homes…

Legalizing vices to pay for government is not new in NYC…but does it work? Just ask Off-Track Betting. When Andrew Yang announced his bid for Mayor of New York City, he said he wanted to build casinos to help offset the cost of essential services. Using vices to pay for…

When Captain von Trapp met Captain Kirk Christopher Plummer was that rare artist who was both a movie star of immense charisma and a thespian of intense depth. When he died at the age of 91, he left a legacy of tremendous stage and screen roles. He won two Tonys…

A tragically short life and the career that could have been. Sarah Jacobson was a filmmaker who left us way too soon. Her creative output was small, but what she made left a huge impact on the underground film community. …

A look back at the most shocking film director you’ve never heard of. Andy Milligan is not a household name. You’ve probably never heard of any of his movies. There’s a reason for that. Andy Milligan is responsible for some of the wickedest, nastiest, and cruelest exploitation films in history…