New York Magazine - USA (2019-12-09)

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Kovgan’sdynamicuseofspace,partlytotheways
thatCunningham’s choreographyignitesthat
space,andpartlyto3-D, whichaddsa thrilling,
immersivedepth. d.e.

POPMUSIC

19.Li stentoFineLine
He’slike“strawberrieson
a summerevenin’.”
Columbia/ Erskine,December13.
HarryStyles’s 2017 self-titleddebutwasthekind
ofconfident,accomplishedsolobreakthrough
every boy-bandvocalist hopesfor.HarryStyles
pivotedef fortlesslyfromsqueaky-cleanpoprock
towise,weatheredclassicrock.FineLineexpects
torepeatthetrick.Ifsleeksingles“LightsUp”
and“WatermelonSugar” areany indication,
Harry’snowhereneardonewithhisevolutionas
a soloartist. c. j.
THEATER

20.SeeExhibition:

IntheCompanyof

HaroldPrince
A princewithnoheir.

NewYorkPublicLibraryforthePerformingArts,
throughMarch31.
LosingHalPrincethisyearmeanttheendofan
era.No otherproducer-directorwilleveragain
havePrince’sstringofstupendoushits;noone

Season’sScreamings

Turntoholiday-themedhorrorwhenyou’ve

hadyourfillofsaccharinerom-coms.

BlackChristmas,in theatersDecember 13

DirectorSophiaTakalandherco-writerApril

Wolfe’s take onthe 1974 slasherclassiccuts

bone-deepintothepatriarchy.Thestory still

focusesona groupofsororitysisters, butthis

timethey’vegota lotmore thanjustonebad

manin thewallsthreateningthem.

BetterWatchOut,Amazon,Crackle

ChrisPeckover’syuletidehome-invasionmovie

is gory, disturbing,andwonderfullyover-the-

top.ImagineHomeAlonebutwithgraphic

deathsinsteadofslapstickcomedy.

Krampus,Amazon

ToniColletteis thetruematriarchofmodern

horror. In thiscontemporarytake onthe

Europeanfolktaleabouta child-stealinggoat

demonthatcomesroundatChristmas,she

playsa momtryingtoprotectherfamilyfrom

Krampusandhishellminions.

AnnaandtheApocalypse,Hulu,Amazon

A musicalandtheundeadandChristmasall

wrappe lla

Huntpl her

friendsandescapehersma has

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