Matt R. Lohr
@mattrlohr.bsky.social
Art and music journalist: LIVING BLUES, BOOKMARKS (associate editor), JAZZTIMES, DAN O'BANNON'S GUIDE TO SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE. Creator of the Substack newsletter TALES OF LOHR (https://mattrlohr.substack.com/).
Your annual reminder that if Barry Levinson's TOYS had been a hit, this song would have become the holiday playlist perennial it deserves to be...
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Wendy & Lisa - The Closing Of The Year (Long Version) (Feat. Seal)
YouTube video by Per Christian Frankplads
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December 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Your annual reminder that if Barry Levinson's TOYS had been a hit, this song would have become the holiday playlist perennial it deserves to be...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpw3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpw3...
My great and talented friend Georgia Menides is currently raising funds for CRUSHED ICE, her politically charged short film, via Kickstarter. A great opportunity to make a real difference this Giving Tuesday...check it out!
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Crushed ICE
After his pregnant wife was kidnapped, one man’s search through the ICE detention network becomes a race against time.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My great and talented friend Georgia Menides is currently raising funds for CRUSHED ICE, her politically charged short film, via Kickstarter. A great opportunity to make a real difference this Giving Tuesday...check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
At tonight's Gotham Awards, Wunmi Mosaku won Best Supporting Performance for her remarkable, impassioned turn in Ryan Coogler's SINNERS.
Premium TALES OF LOHR subscribers can enjoy my review of this film by clicking below!
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Premium TALES OF LOHR subscribers can enjoy my review of this film by clicking below!
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TALES OF LOHR: "SINNERS"
Ryan Coogler sings his own "Blues for Dracula"; plus, "This Week in Warhol" scours the the art scene
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December 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
At tonight's Gotham Awards, Wunmi Mosaku won Best Supporting Performance for her remarkable, impassioned turn in Ryan Coogler's SINNERS.
Premium TALES OF LOHR subscribers can enjoy my review of this film by clicking below!
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Premium TALES OF LOHR subscribers can enjoy my review of this film by clicking below!
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
At tonight's Gotham Awards, Jafar Panahi's IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT took three prizes: Best International Feature, and prizes for Panahi for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Here's my TALES OF LOHR review of this outstanding film...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Here's my TALES OF LOHR review of this outstanding film...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
TALES OF LOHR: "IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT"
Jafar Panahi's anti-barbaric yawp; plus, Rupert rules "Factory Roll Call"
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December 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
At tonight's Gotham Awards, Jafar Panahi's IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT took three prizes: Best International Feature, and prizes for Panahi for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Here's my TALES OF LOHR review of this outstanding film...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Here's my TALES OF LOHR review of this outstanding film...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Today's TALES OF LOHR shares my thoughts on my first-ever experience of Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's ineffable 1977 horror classic HOUSE. Plus, "One From the Vault" reflects on affordable art experiences, and how they can enrich our lives and loves.
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TALES OF LOHR: NOBUHIKO ÔBAYASHI'S "HOUSE"
Off the deep end with a Japanese cult classic; plus, "One From the Vault" considers art on a budget
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December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Today's TALES OF LOHR shares my thoughts on my first-ever experience of Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's ineffable 1977 horror classic HOUSE. Plus, "One From the Vault" reflects on affordable art experiences, and how they can enrich our lives and loves.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Are you a self-taught art historian like me?
If so, you'll enjoy today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR, where I share my thoughts on the highly valuable MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE'S CEILING, by novelist / nonfiction scribe Ross King.
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If so, you'll enjoy today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR, where I share my thoughts on the highly valuable MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE'S CEILING, by novelist / nonfiction scribe Ross King.
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TALES OF LOHR: ROSS KING'S "MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE'S CEILING"
My personal arts education continues
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November 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Are you a self-taught art historian like me?
If so, you'll enjoy today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR, where I share my thoughts on the highly valuable MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE'S CEILING, by novelist / nonfiction scribe Ross King.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
If so, you'll enjoy today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR, where I share my thoughts on the highly valuable MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE'S CEILING, by novelist / nonfiction scribe Ross King.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Slash with Anthony Bozza, SLASH
I’M LISTENING TO: Boney James, ‘TIS THE SEASON
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Slash with Anthony Bozza, SLASH
I’M LISTENING TO: Boney James, ‘TIS THE SEASON
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Slash with Anthony Bozza, SLASH
I’M LISTENING TO: Boney James, ‘TIS THE SEASON
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Slash with Anthony Bozza, SLASH
I’M LISTENING TO: Boney James, ‘TIS THE SEASON
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
Okay, cats and kitties.
You know the routine.
Holiday if you got 'em...
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You know the routine.
Holiday if you got 'em...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxVo...
Tom Waits- Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis (Studio Version)
YouTube video by MissHonaloochie
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November 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Okay, cats and kitties.
You know the routine.
Holiday if you got 'em...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxVo...
You know the routine.
Holiday if you got 'em...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxVo...
Today's TALES OF LOHR looks at IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, the award-winning new feature from provocative Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Plus, "Factory Roll Call" salutes Warhol print maker Rupert Jasen Smith.
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mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
TALES OF LOHR: "IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT"
Jafar Panahi's anti-barbaric yawp; plus, Rupert rules "Factory Roll Call"
mattrlohr.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today's TALES OF LOHR looks at IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, the award-winning new feature from provocative Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Plus, "Factory Roll Call" salutes Warhol print maker Rupert Jasen Smith.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
And my annual holiday greeting remains to all of you as it ever has been:
When the zombie turkeys come to reclaim what's theirs...
May you hold the high ground.
When the zombie turkeys come to reclaim what's theirs...
May you hold the high ground.
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
And my annual holiday greeting remains to all of you as it ever has been:
When the zombie turkeys come to reclaim what's theirs...
May you hold the high ground.
When the zombie turkeys come to reclaim what's theirs...
May you hold the high ground.
From my archives...here's last year's Thanksgiving edition of TALES OF LOHR, in which I share a few morsels of creativity I'm especially thankful for...
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TALES OF LOHR: THANKFUL TIDBITS
Small moments of creativity that make me grateful; plus, "Factory Roll Call" salutes Gino Piserchio
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November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
From my archives...here's last year's Thanksgiving edition of TALES OF LOHR, in which I share a few morsels of creativity I'm especially thankful for...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Today's TALES OF LOHR looks at the unconventional new music biopic SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE. Plus, "One From the Vault" takes a cautious peek back at a great concert with an unexpected aftermath.
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TALES OF LOHR: "SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE"
The Boss weathers a quiet storm; plus, "One From the Vault" just makes you sick
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Today's TALES OF LOHR looks at the unconventional new music biopic SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE. Plus, "One From the Vault" takes a cautious peek back at a great concert with an unexpected aftermath.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
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'Winter Evening at Söder, Stockholm' (1889) by Georg Pauli (1855-1935). In the collection of the Gothenburg Museum of Art.
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
'Winter Evening at Söder, Stockholm' (1889) by Georg Pauli (1855-1935). In the collection of the Gothenburg Museum of Art.
He put the blood in the veins of Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol’s Dracula…and his guts on a stick for their FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN.
RIP Udo Kier, gone today at the age of 81.
RIP Udo Kier, gone today at the age of 81.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
He put the blood in the veins of Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol’s Dracula…and his guts on a stick for their FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN.
RIP Udo Kier, gone today at the age of 81.
RIP Udo Kier, gone today at the age of 81.
Today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR marks the 80th anniversary of the commencement of the Nazi war crimes trials with my review of James Vanderbilt's NUREMBERG, a new historical drama that never, ever should have been allowed to become timely...
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TALES OF LOHR: "NUREMBERG"
"We learn nothing." - Tim Kreider
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November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR marks the 80th anniversary of the commencement of the Nazi war crimes trials with my review of James Vanderbilt's NUREMBERG, a new historical drama that never, ever should have been allowed to become timely...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
In my new feature “One From the Vault,” I share with you goodies from my personal archive of arts memorabilia.
Now, in today’s Audio Edition of TALES OF LOHR, I invite you to hop into the comments…and let us know about your most prized piece of show swag.
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Now, in today’s Audio Edition of TALES OF LOHR, I invite you to hop into the comments…and let us know about your most prized piece of show swag.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
TALES OF LOHR: WHAT'S IN YOUR VAULT?
An Audio Edition invite to share your own arts-experience mementoes
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November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In my new feature “One From the Vault,” I share with you goodies from my personal archive of arts memorabilia.
Now, in today’s Audio Edition of TALES OF LOHR, I invite you to hop into the comments…and let us know about your most prized piece of show swag.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Now, in today’s Audio Edition of TALES OF LOHR, I invite you to hop into the comments…and let us know about your most prized piece of show swag.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Today's TALES OF LOHR shares my thoughts on BLUE MOON, the new showbiz biopic from Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke. Plus, "One From the Vault" flips through the program for the first film festival I ever attended.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
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TALES OF LOHR: "BLUE MOON"
A major modern film duo sing a bittersweet Broadway ballad; plus, "One From the Vault" hits my first fest
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November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Today's TALES OF LOHR shares my thoughts on BLUE MOON, the new showbiz biopic from Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke. Plus, "One From the Vault" flips through the program for the first film festival I ever attended.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Ken Burns is a national treasure.
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Ken Burns is a national treasure.
Today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR visits New York's Ukrainian Museum, where we explore their current exhibition spotlighting the work of acclaimed photographer Boris Mikhailov.
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TALES OF LOHR: BORIS MIKHAILOV AT THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM
Sandwiches and splinters from an eastern European visual visionary
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November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR visits New York's Ukrainian Museum, where we explore their current exhibition spotlighting the work of acclaimed photographer Boris Mikhailov.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Ross King, MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE’S CEILING
I’M LISTENING TO: Patricia Brennan, OF THE NEAR AND FAR
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Ross King, MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE’S CEILING
I’M LISTENING TO: Patricia Brennan, OF THE NEAR AND FAR
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Ross King, MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE’S CEILING
I’M LISTENING TO: Patricia Brennan, OF THE NEAR AND FAR
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Ross King, MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE’S CEILING
I’M LISTENING TO: Patricia Brennan, OF THE NEAR AND FAR
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
Today's TALES OF LOHR finds me ticking off an important cinephile box, as I share my thoughts on Hayao Miyazaki's 1992 aeronautical fantasy PORCO ROSSO. Plus, "Factory Roll Call" remembers the late Sally Kirkland.
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mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
TALES OF LOHR: "PORCO ROSSO"
Righting a personal film-viewing "wrong"; plus, a very special in-memoriam "Factory Roll Call"
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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Today's TALES OF LOHR finds me ticking off an important cinephile box, as I share my thoughts on Hayao Miyazaki's 1992 aeronautical fantasy PORCO ROSSO. Plus, "Factory Roll Call" remembers the late Sally Kirkland.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
It's "If You Dig..." day at TALES OF LOHR! Today, our bimonthly jazz feature celebrates Get the Blessing, a band sure to appeal to fans of the kaleidoscopic jazz-rock vibes of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
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TALES OF LOHR: IF YOU DIG THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA...
A contemporary combo with serious(ish) rock inclinations; plus, "One From the Vault" breaks quarantine
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November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It's "If You Dig..." day at TALES OF LOHR! Today, our bimonthly jazz feature celebrates Get the Blessing, a band sure to appeal to fans of the kaleidoscopic jazz-rock vibes of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
Today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR looks at CARELESS LOVE, the tragedy-tinged second volume of Peter Guralnick's seminal biography of Elvis Presley.
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TALES OF LOHR: PETER GURALNICK'S "CARELESS LOVE"
"The Unmaking of Elvis Presley"
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November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Today's Premium edition of TALES OF LOHR looks at CARELESS LOVE, the tragedy-tinged second volume of Peter Guralnick's seminal biography of Elvis Presley.
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
ICYMI: Here's my TALES OF LOHR review of Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN, available to view starting today on Netflix!
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TALES OF LOHR: GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S "FRANKENSTEIN"
A die-hard monster kid brings his dream to life; plus, "Factory Roll Call" is ready for its close-up
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November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
ICYMI: Here's my TALES OF LOHR review of Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN, available to view starting today on Netflix!
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...
mattrlohr.substack.com/p/tales-of-l...