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First Thought Fridays: Mitski, Charli XCX, the Sky Chiefs, Chet Faker, Cardinals, James Kochalka Superstar, Eric Hilton, & Bella Litsa

Criterion Backlist: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944, NR)

Concert review: Dropkick Murphys w/ The Aggrolites and Haywire | 02.24.26, The Factory (with photo gallery)

Concert review: The Wombats w/ Cigarettes at Sunset | 02.21.26, The Hawthorn (with photo gallery)

Criterion Backlist: The Scarlet Empress (1934, NR)

How to Make a Killing (A24, R)

Kartemquin at 60 | Sarah Boslaugh

Criterion Backlist: Monsoon Wedding (2001, R)

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Briarcliff Entertainment, R)

Crime 101 (Amazon MGM Studios, R)

An American Pastoral (Film Movement, NR)

First Thought Fridays: Ratboys, KMFDM, Sydney Ross Mitchell, Lucy Dreams

Criterion Backlist: Scarface (1932, NR)

Dracula (Vertical Entertainment, R)

The Moment (A24, R)

Photo gallery: Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country | 01.30.26, The Sovereign

First Thought Fridays: Searows, Megadeth, The Format, Sébastien Tellier, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker