Month: June 2016
“Circus artists aren’t the best actors,” Shana Carroll notes, “it’s not their thing.”
Read MoreWhen asked about why he chose to focus on a dog, Todd Solondz says: “I knew I wanted to do a dog movie.”
Read MoreOne of the ironies inf American Rhapsody is that most of the artists Pierpont takes up didn’t find life in America to be rhapsodic at all.
Read MoreThere is plenty of comedy in this horror film: think A Midsummer Night’s Dream meets I Love Lucy.
Read MoreThis canny writer is concerned with the kind of complicated family relationships that engaged his Jewish literary forebears.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in theater, visual arts, film, music, author events, and dance for the coming week.
Read MoreI can’t quite believe I’m cautioning viewers about the troubling nature of a documentary about tickling.
Read MoreThis production of Driving Miss Daisy isn’t about conflict and irresolution, but sentimental reassurance.
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Critical Commentary: Critical Injury at the “Boston Globe”
The Globe tells us that we will be gaining compelling stories. What are we losing? Invitations to think seriously about artistic accomplishment and failure.
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