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Matt Groening et al. | The Simpsons Comic Strip Cavalcade (Abrams ComicArts)

Concert review: Freaks on Parade feat. Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, The Hu, & Orgy | 09.09.26, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (with photo gallery)

Come From Away | 09.18–10.18.26, STAGES St. Louis

Criterion Backlist: The Golden Age of Television: Bang the Drum Slowly (1956, NR)

The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures, NR)

First Thought Fridays: Blondshell, Onelinedrawing, BAILEN, Smidley, Meg Lui, Wishy, Johnny Marr

Digger (Warner Bros. Pictures, R)

Archie Bongiovanni | Leo Rising (Abrams ComicArts/Surely)

Concert review: The Zac Brown Band w/ Brothers Osborne | 09.11.26, Enterprise Center (with photo gallery)

Brit Noir Collection IV (Kino Lorber, NR)

Clue | 09.22–10.04.26, Fabulous Fox

Criterion Backlist: King of Jazz (1930, NR)

Forgotten Island (Universal/DreamWorks, PG)

Primetime (A24, R)

Come On Down: A Conversation with Chris Difford of Squeeze

Jessica Mlinaric | Secret Illinois: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure (Reedy Press)

Review: Silent Bob Speaks: Kevin Smith at The Pageant | 08.19.26