Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Tuesday, June 16.
Anthology is the right home for a queer DIY film that still feels rough-edged and personal rather than canon-polished.
Purgatory makes a video-game club night feel like a real micro-scene instead of a generic hangout.
A puppet slam called ODYSSEY is exactly the kind of handmade theater detour that rewards leaving the obvious stage listings alone.
The dating-game format gives the night a live-wire social awkwardness that reads much more specific than a normal comedy show.
Kvartira Books gives this Russian-language literary-performance night a very particular audience and a sharper identity than the bookstore defaults.
Spectacle's small-room programming makes this title feel like a genuine microcinema discovery rather than a repertory checkbox.
The karaoke-storytelling hybrid is strange before anyone steps onstage, and Caveat is built for exactly that sort of premise.
A 10 p.m. Spectacle mummy slot has the right lurid late-night charge for anyone chasing the weirder end of the film calendar.
Late vinyl at Mezzrow is narrow in the best way, closer to a jazz collector's after-hours ritual than a standard set.
A nearly midnight Smalls jam is built for players, regulars, and listeners who want the night to get a little less scripted.