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The 2021 Jazz Critics Poll: Only the Best

Jazz isn’t an orthodoxy, a religion, a form of faith healing, or a tribal rite — you don’t have to be in the room with it the moment it happens to reap its benefits.

By: Francis Davis Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: 2021 Jazz Critics Poll, Francis Davis

Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2021

An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics, including some disappointments.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Featured Tagged: Bill-Marx, Clea Simon, Preston Gralla, Roberta Silman

Arts Feature: Music That Sustained Us Through (Another) Year of the Pandemic

Canadian singer/songwriter Allison Russell’s Outside Child made two lists. And so did Little Simz’s Sometime I Might Be Introvert.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock, World Music Tagged: Alexander Szeptycki, Daniel Gewertz, Paul Robicheau, Scott McLennan

Author Interview: “Embattled” — Can Ancient Greek Myths Help Us Resist Tyranny?

“By cultivating our capacity for empathetic critical inquiry, Greek myths caution us against entertainers, pundits, politicians, and journalists who are trying to inflame our anger and fear.”

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Featured, Interview, Theater Tagged: Embattled: How Ancient Greek Myths Empower us to Resist Tyranny, Emily Katz Anhalt, Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths

Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2021

Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Ed Symkus, Ezra Haber Glenn, Gerald Peary, Nicole Veneto, Peg Aloi, Sarah Osman, Tim Jackson

Arts Feature: According to Our Critics — The Best That TV Offered in 2021

After a brief respite, we were driven indoors (again) and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.

By: Peg Aloi Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Television Tagged: Peg Aloi, Sarah Osman

Theater Review: “Witness” — An Antique Virtual Voyage

By all means, explore history’s tragedies on stage — virtual or otherwise. But always keep a sharp, invigorating eye on the present’s tragedies-in-the-making.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Arlekin Players ​Theatre, Bill-Marx, Blair Cadden, Igor Golyak, Nana Grinstein, Witness

Theater Review: “The Half-Life of Marie Curie” — The Science of Friendship

A valentine card is touching because it is short and sweet. A valentine play — even at 90 minutes with no intermission — wears out its affectionate welcome.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Bill-Marx, Bryn Boice, Central Square Theater, Lauren Gunderson, The Half Life of Marie Curie, The-Nora-Theatre-Company

Theater Review: “Macbeth in Stride” — Lady Macbeth Sings the Blues? Not Really

As sure as “the crow/Makes wing to the rooky wood,” Mrs. Macbeth is going to fall tragically short when it comes to being an inspirational role model for marginalized females everywhere.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, Bill-Marx, Macbeth in Stride, Taibi Magar, Tyler Dobrowsky, Whitney White

Theater Review: “The Chairs” — Not a Full House

At the very least, Ionesco’s drama about the unreality of the world should produce shudders as well as chuckles.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Eugène Ionesco, James Warwick, Shakespeare & Company, The Chairs

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