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Game Reviews: Mysteries of the Afterlife and the Eerie Present

In a strong month for indie games, Hauntii is a hunt for memories and Crow Country offers retro survival in a creepy amusement park. The origami-like Paper Trail feels a bit thin.

Thu May 23, 2024 16:05
‘Solo’ Review: Listen to Your Heart

Sophie Dupuis’s sensitive French Canadian drama takes a turn when a young, starry-eyed drag queen (Théodore Pellerin) opens up to questionable figures.

Thu May 23, 2024 14:32
‘Queen of the Deuce’ Review: A Mother of Invention

This warm remembrance of a Times Square legend is too careful with its iconoclastic heroine.

Thu May 23, 2024 14:32
At MoMA, LaToya Ruby Frazier Asks What Our Monuments Should Be

The documentary photographer honors those who turn their energies to a social good. And our critic says this artist does the same.

Thu May 23, 2024 12:31
In Brutal Ordeals, a Performance Artist Embodies the Oppressed

It’s hard to look away from Carlos Martiel’s feats of endurance and self-harm. Does his sacrifice help us understand a legacy of racist violence?

Thu May 23, 2024 12:31
A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years

John S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet Jacobs. Now, his own fierce autobiography has re-emerged.

Thu May 23, 2024 12:31

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