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BC's Michael Prince brings you the highlights of #MIGS25 – the longest-running game summit in #Canada.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
BC's Michael Prince brings you the highlights of #MIGS25 – the longest-running game summit in #Canada.
blogcritics.org?s=migs25 #MIGS #gaming #videogames
blogcritics.org?s=migs25 #MIGS #gaming #videogames
New York Film Festival Review: ‘Miroirs No. 3’ – Director Christian Petzold explores "spiritual consciousness, broken humanity, inner dislocation and the slow road to recovery after trauma" in his new film. Carole Di Tosti has our #nyff #moviereview : blogcritics.org/new-york-fil...
September 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New York Film Festival Review: ‘Miroirs No. 3’ – Director Christian Petzold explores "spiritual consciousness, broken humanity, inner dislocation and the slow road to recovery after trauma" in his new film. Carole Di Tosti has our #nyff #moviereview : blogcritics.org/new-york-fil...
Book Review: ‘The Haunting of Modesto O’Brien’ by Brit Griffin
"Set in Ontario during the silver boom of the early 20th century, the novel takes us on a magical and slightly terrifying ride." Books Editor Richard Marcus has our review: blogcritics.org/book-review-... #noir #books #bookreview
"Set in Ontario during the silver boom of the early 20th century, the novel takes us on a magical and slightly terrifying ride." Books Editor Richard Marcus has our review: blogcritics.org/book-review-... #noir #books #bookreview
September 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Book Review: ‘The Haunting of Modesto O’Brien’ by Brit Griffin
"Set in Ontario during the silver boom of the early 20th century, the novel takes us on a magical and slightly terrifying ride." Books Editor Richard Marcus has our review: blogcritics.org/book-review-... #noir #books #bookreview
"Set in Ontario during the silver boom of the early 20th century, the novel takes us on a magical and slightly terrifying ride." Books Editor Richard Marcus has our review: blogcritics.org/book-review-... #noir #books #bookreview
Music Reviews: New releases from New Focus Recordings include music from "Quake," Kay Rhie's "Odyssey" retelling set in L.A.; Aaron Helgeson's Norwegian fiddle; and Isaac Shieh playing the heck out of new works for natural horn: blogcritics.org/tag/new-focus/
September 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Music Reviews: New releases from New Focus Recordings include music from "Quake," Kay Rhie's "Odyssey" retelling set in L.A.; Aaron Helgeson's Norwegian fiddle; and Isaac Shieh playing the heck out of new works for natural horn: blogcritics.org/tag/new-focus/
Jon Sobel reviews new #music from New Focus Recordings, including Alejandro Flórez's improvisatory #guitar compositions, Neil Thornock's just-intonation piano, Daniel Pesca's folk inspirations & Amos Elkana's tribute to his father: blogcritics.org/tag/new-focu... @newfocuslabel.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Jon Sobel reviews new #music from New Focus Recordings, including Alejandro Flórez's improvisatory #guitar compositions, Neil Thornock's just-intonation piano, Daniel Pesca's folk inspirations & Amos Elkana's tribute to his father: blogcritics.org/tag/new-focu... @newfocuslabel.bsky.social
Music Review: Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center w/Yeol Eum Son, Music of Robert and Clara Schumann, James Lee III—"in the hands of pianist Yeol Eum Son, Clara Schumann's 'Konzertsatz in F Minor' glowed and flowed like silk." Jon Sobel's full review: blogcritics.org/music-review... #classicalmusic
August 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Music Review: Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center w/Yeol Eum Son, Music of Robert and Clara Schumann, James Lee III—"in the hands of pianist Yeol Eum Son, Clara Schumann's 'Konzertsatz in F Minor' glowed and flowed like silk." Jon Sobel's full review: blogcritics.org/music-review... #classicalmusic
Theater Review: ‘The Royal Pyrate’ – A New Musical—"a smooth-sailing voyage that cruises on cat-o-nine-tails storytelling, crackling performances, inspired (and mostly merry) music, and barrels of pure fun." Jon Sobel has our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #theatre #pirates
August 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Theater Review: ‘The Royal Pyrate’ – A New Musical—"a smooth-sailing voyage that cruises on cat-o-nine-tails storytelling, crackling performances, inspired (and mostly merry) music, and barrels of pure fun." Jon Sobel has our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #theatre #pirates
Music Reviews: Counting Crows’ ‘Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!’ plus Freedy Johnston and Mike Henderson "Arguably, nothing on 'Butter Miracle' is quite as arresting as early triumphs such as 'Mr. Jones.' But Counting Crows hasn’t lost its muse." Full reviews: blogcritics.org/music-review...
August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Music Reviews: Counting Crows’ ‘Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!’ plus Freedy Johnston and Mike Henderson "Arguably, nothing on 'Butter Miracle' is quite as arresting as early triumphs such as 'Mr. Jones.' But Counting Crows hasn’t lost its muse." Full reviews: blogcritics.org/music-review...
Music Reviews: Isabelle Faust: Bach Violin Sonatas; Hongyi Mo: Poulenc on Violin and Piano—"For sweetness of tone and melodic fluency few can match Isabelle Faust...[while in Hongyi Mo's hands Poulenc's songs] "sound perfectly natural on violin." blogcritics.org/music-review... #classicalmusic #bach
August 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Music Reviews: Isabelle Faust: Bach Violin Sonatas; Hongyi Mo: Poulenc on Violin and Piano—"For sweetness of tone and melodic fluency few can match Isabelle Faust...[while in Hongyi Mo's hands Poulenc's songs] "sound perfectly natural on violin." blogcritics.org/music-review... #classicalmusic #bach
Comic Review: ‘Before We Sail’ by Yacolca and Lino
"A poignant portrayal not just of an apocalypse and the people surviving it, but also of their struggle with the mental weight of meaning in a crumbling world." Jeff Provine has our full #graphicnovel review:
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"A poignant portrayal not just of an apocalypse and the people surviving it, but also of their struggle with the mental weight of meaning in a crumbling world." Jeff Provine has our full #graphicnovel review:
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August 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Comic Review: ‘Before We Sail’ by Yacolca and Lino
"A poignant portrayal not just of an apocalypse and the people surviving it, but also of their struggle with the mental weight of meaning in a crumbling world." Jeff Provine has our full #graphicnovel review:
blogcritics.org/comic-review...
"A poignant portrayal not just of an apocalypse and the people surviving it, but also of their struggle with the mental weight of meaning in a crumbling world." Jeff Provine has our full #graphicnovel review:
blogcritics.org/comic-review...
Theater Review (NYC): A Superb ‘The Weir’
Drinks and spirits in a remote Irish pub, courtesy of Conor McPherson, at the Irish Rep.
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(Photo by Carol Rosegg)
Drinks and spirits in a remote Irish pub, courtesy of Conor McPherson, at the Irish Rep.
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(Photo by Carol Rosegg)
August 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Theater Review (NYC): A Superb ‘The Weir’
Drinks and spirits in a remote Irish pub, courtesy of Conor McPherson, at the Irish Rep.
blogcritics.org/theater-revi...
(Photo by Carol Rosegg)
Drinks and spirits in a remote Irish pub, courtesy of Conor McPherson, at the Irish Rep.
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(Photo by Carol Rosegg)
Music Reviews: Isabelle Faust: ‘Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Continuo,’ and Hongyi Mo, John Etsell: ‘Métamorphoses: Poulenc on Violin and Piano’—two notable violin releases.
blogcritics.org/music-review... #classical #classicalmusic #bach #poulenc
blogcritics.org/music-review... #classical #classicalmusic #bach #poulenc
August 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Music Reviews: Isabelle Faust: ‘Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Continuo,’ and Hongyi Mo, John Etsell: ‘Métamorphoses: Poulenc on Violin and Piano’—two notable violin releases.
blogcritics.org/music-review... #classical #classicalmusic #bach #poulenc
blogcritics.org/music-review... #classical #classicalmusic #bach #poulenc
Theater Reviews: Solo turns for John Krasinski ('Angry Alan') and Jean Smart ('Call Me Izzy')—"Krasinski is humorous, surprising, gnarly, and at the top of his game...Smart is a poet in a backwater Louisiana trailer park." Our full reviews from Carole Di Tosti: blogcritics.org/author/merce...
July 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Theater Reviews: Solo turns for John Krasinski ('Angry Alan') and Jean Smart ('Call Me Izzy')—"Krasinski is humorous, surprising, gnarly, and at the top of his game...Smart is a poet in a backwater Louisiana trailer park." Our full reviews from Carole Di Tosti: blogcritics.org/author/merce...
Movie Review: ‘Bodyguard of Lies’ – A Revealing Documentary about the War in Afghanistan: "Insiders give candid accounts of systemic deception. The lessons of the Vietnam War had taught this generation nothing. But money could be made." Our #moviereview :
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June 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Movie Review: ‘Bodyguard of Lies’ – A Revealing Documentary about the War in Afghanistan: "Insiders give candid accounts of systemic deception. The lessons of the Vietnam War had taught this generation nothing. But money could be made." Our #moviereview :
blogcritics.org/tribeca-film...
blogcritics.org/tribeca-film...
Music Reviews: The Wandering Hearts cover CSNY's 'Déjà vu' album, Iron Horse converts Creedence hits into bluegrass, plus Willie Nile, Christopher Cross, and the Black Watch
blogcritics.org/music-review... #bluegrass #wanderinghearts #CSNY #ironhorse #willienile
blogcritics.org/music-review... #bluegrass #wanderinghearts #CSNY #ironhorse #willienile
June 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Music Reviews: The Wandering Hearts cover CSNY's 'Déjà vu' album, Iron Horse converts Creedence hits into bluegrass, plus Willie Nile, Christopher Cross, and the Black Watch
blogcritics.org/music-review... #bluegrass #wanderinghearts #CSNY #ironhorse #willienile
blogcritics.org/music-review... #bluegrass #wanderinghearts #CSNY #ironhorse #willienile
Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Relay’ – an homage to whistleblowers. "[Stories] about people risking themselves to expose corruption grow more vital as more corporations cover up abuses, malfeasance and deaths to protect their bottom lines..." Our #moviereview : blogcritics.org/tribeca-film...
June 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Relay’ – an homage to whistleblowers. "[Stories] about people risking themselves to expose corruption grow more vital as more corporations cover up abuses, malfeasance and deaths to protect their bottom lines..." Our #moviereview : blogcritics.org/tribeca-film...
Tribeca Film Festival Documentary Review: ‘Nobu’ explores the spirit that guides the success of this amazing Japanese entrepreneur. Our review:
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blogcritics.org/tribeca-film... #nobu #tribecafilmfestival #tribecafilm #moviereview #documentary
June 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tribeca Film Festival Documentary Review: ‘Nobu’ explores the spirit that guides the success of this amazing Japanese entrepreneur. Our review:
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blogcritics.org/tribeca-film... #nobu #tribecafilmfestival #tribecafilm #moviereview #documentary
Graphic Novel Review: ‘Black Cohosh' by Eagle Valiant Brosi is "all at once a familiar coming-of-age tale and a unique voice calling out from the edge," writes our reviewer Jeff Provine. Read more: blogcritics.org/graphic-nove... #graphicnovel
June 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Graphic Novel Review: ‘Black Cohosh' by Eagle Valiant Brosi is "all at once a familiar coming-of-age tale and a unique voice calling out from the edge," writes our reviewer Jeff Provine. Read more: blogcritics.org/graphic-nove... #graphicnovel
Concert Review (NYC): Pianist Kariné Poghosyan Plays Khachaturian: "When Khachaturian provides those exquisite melodies at which he was so adept, trusting them is key, something Poghosyan with all her showiness clearly understands." Full review: blogcritics.org/concert-revi... #khachaturian #piano
June 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Concert Review (NYC): Pianist Kariné Poghosyan Plays Khachaturian: "When Khachaturian provides those exquisite melodies at which he was so adept, trusting them is key, something Poghosyan with all her showiness clearly understands." Full review: blogcritics.org/concert-revi... #khachaturian #piano
Book Review: ‘The Paper Birds’ by Jeanette Lynes is a "carefully researched [novel about] a group of women who worked as code breakers for the Canadian intelligence services during WWII." Decode our #bookreview from BC's Books Editor Richard Marcus:
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blogcritics.org/book-review-... #books
June 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Book Review: ‘The Paper Birds’ by Jeanette Lynes is a "carefully researched [novel about] a group of women who worked as code breakers for the Canadian intelligence services during WWII." Decode our #bookreview from BC's Books Editor Richard Marcus:
blogcritics.org/book-review-... #books
blogcritics.org/book-review-... #books
Music & Film Reviews: Frank Zappa’s ‘Cheaper Than Cheep,’ plus Janis Ian, Christian Parker, Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed, and Big Love Car Wash
"A 3-disc set presents audio and video versions of [a] previously unseen Zappa concert on CD and Blu-ray..." blogcritics.org/music-film-r... #frankzappa #janisian
"A 3-disc set presents audio and video versions of [a] previously unseen Zappa concert on CD and Blu-ray..." blogcritics.org/music-film-r... #frankzappa #janisian
June 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Music & Film Reviews: Frank Zappa’s ‘Cheaper Than Cheep,’ plus Janis Ian, Christian Parker, Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed, and Big Love Car Wash
"A 3-disc set presents audio and video versions of [a] previously unseen Zappa concert on CD and Blu-ray..." blogcritics.org/music-film-r... #frankzappa #janisian
"A 3-disc set presents audio and video versions of [a] previously unseen Zappa concert on CD and Blu-ray..." blogcritics.org/music-film-r... #frankzappa #janisian
Videogame Review: ‘The Alters’ – Multiplicity in Space
"Your Alters are more than clones, they become brothers, friends, and sometimes enemies..." be sure to read, or at least have one of your #clones read, our #videogame review from Michael Prince!
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"Your Alters are more than clones, they become brothers, friends, and sometimes enemies..." be sure to read, or at least have one of your #clones read, our #videogame review from Michael Prince!
blogcritics.org/videobame-re... #alters #thealters
June 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Videogame Review: ‘The Alters’ – Multiplicity in Space
"Your Alters are more than clones, they become brothers, friends, and sometimes enemies..." be sure to read, or at least have one of your #clones read, our #videogame review from Michael Prince!
blogcritics.org/videobame-re... #alters #thealters
"Your Alters are more than clones, they become brothers, friends, and sometimes enemies..." be sure to read, or at least have one of your #clones read, our #videogame review from Michael Prince!
blogcritics.org/videobame-re... #alters #thealters
Calling all contemporary-music fans!
Happy to be featuring our coverage of some fascinating recent releases from New Focus Recordings:
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Blogcritics—always down with what's new.
#contemporarymusic #NewFocusRecordings #music #musicreviews
@newfocuslabel.bsky.social
Happy to be featuring our coverage of some fascinating recent releases from New Focus Recordings:
blogcritics.org?s=%22New+Foc...
Blogcritics—always down with what's new.
#contemporarymusic #NewFocusRecordings #music #musicreviews
@newfocuslabel.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Calling all contemporary-music fans!
Happy to be featuring our coverage of some fascinating recent releases from New Focus Recordings:
blogcritics.org?s=%22New+Foc...
Blogcritics—always down with what's new.
#contemporarymusic #NewFocusRecordings #music #musicreviews
@newfocuslabel.bsky.social
Happy to be featuring our coverage of some fascinating recent releases from New Focus Recordings:
blogcritics.org?s=%22New+Foc...
Blogcritics—always down with what's new.
#contemporarymusic #NewFocusRecordings #music #musicreviews
@newfocuslabel.bsky.social
Concert Review: ‘Taking Flight’ with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Anne Akiko Meyers
"Eric Whitacre’s 'The Pacific Has No Memory' is an exquisite piece of neo-Romanticism," writes BC's Jon Sobel. Full review:
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@orpheusnyc.org #anneakikomeyers
Photo credit: Chris Lee
"Eric Whitacre’s 'The Pacific Has No Memory' is an exquisite piece of neo-Romanticism," writes BC's Jon Sobel. Full review:
blogcritics.org/concert-revi...
@orpheusnyc.org #anneakikomeyers
Photo credit: Chris Lee
May 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Concert Review: ‘Taking Flight’ with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Anne Akiko Meyers
"Eric Whitacre’s 'The Pacific Has No Memory' is an exquisite piece of neo-Romanticism," writes BC's Jon Sobel. Full review:
blogcritics.org/concert-revi...
@orpheusnyc.org #anneakikomeyers
Photo credit: Chris Lee
"Eric Whitacre’s 'The Pacific Has No Memory' is an exquisite piece of neo-Romanticism," writes BC's Jon Sobel. Full review:
blogcritics.org/concert-revi...
@orpheusnyc.org #anneakikomeyers
Photo credit: Chris Lee
Music & Video Reviews: Badfinger’s Lost LP, plus Live Albums from Al Stewart, Translator, and Oregon
A 50th-anniversary edition of Badfinger's 'Head First' has come out. Jeff Burger reports:
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#alstewart #badfinger #music #Oregon
A 50th-anniversary edition of Badfinger's 'Head First' has come out. Jeff Burger reports:
blogcritics.org/music-video-...
#alstewart #badfinger #music #Oregon
May 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Music & Video Reviews: Badfinger’s Lost LP, plus Live Albums from Al Stewart, Translator, and Oregon
A 50th-anniversary edition of Badfinger's 'Head First' has come out. Jeff Burger reports:
blogcritics.org/music-video-...
#alstewart #badfinger #music #Oregon
A 50th-anniversary edition of Badfinger's 'Head First' has come out. Jeff Burger reports:
blogcritics.org/music-video-...
#alstewart #badfinger #music #Oregon