Counter Arts

Behind Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony — America’s Greatest Piece

Okay, the first two are good, but the rest is just baloney and getting more baloney-ous! Stop it and make something new!

In medieval times, folks cooked up a grim cure-all for everything from the blues to ego trips: memento mori, or a reminder that we must…

The watch worn by Keanu Reeves in the iconic film series should probably be iconic at this point. So what went wrong?

The Zack Snyder-directed Film is One of the Most Underrated Superhero Movies of All Time

Birth of the Proletarian ‘Monster’?

After Tarkovsky, Even the Greatest Films Seem Like a Circus Spectacle — His Art Offers a Depth and Rhythm All Its Own

The showcase features photographs of America’s cultural figures who dedicated their lives to entertaining the world through their avenues.

During the Renaissance, the artist gained in cultural status

It’s become a common refrain, to complain about how the moviegoing experience is on life support, but maybe the problem is… you

On the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

On Michael Mann’s 1999 drama about whistleblowing, a reporter’s duty to his source, and the news media business

We’ve reached the next level of AI creativity and commerce

Bill Forsyth’s loveable romantic comedy is one of Scotland’s finest films

How style and content work together to shape understanding

Society is run and managed by the twin parasites of government and media: things that were designed to serve the people but ended up…

Shocking Parallels: The Flood Stories in Judaeo-Christian Tradition and in Hinduism

How nostalgia, whimsy, and a perfect palette transport us to another world

Surviving life as the perpetually clumsy conversationalist

Karan Johar’s Movie is One of the Most Important Films of the 21st Century.

The Democratic Party is a neighborhood in transition

If recent events have you questioning your desire to stay, there are landing spots.

He was jailed for a murder he didn’t commit. Nearly a quarter-century later, Jon-Adrian Velazquez brings an unassailable authenticity to…

Tom Hardy’s likely final outing as Venom is playful, mournful and consistently charming