Arts Fuse Editor
Aleksandar Hemon’s latest novel is simply dizzying, filled with texture, startling imagery, language in multiple tongues (keep Google within reach!), and it succeeds in most every respect.
Two horror-adjacent films at this year’s Sundance Festival — Sorcery and Animalia — were strikingly beautiful.
Rather than coming across as angry or urgent, Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears feels muted, perhaps even subdued to the point of depression.
One Fine Morning lives up to its sunny title, even if it’s a bit less optimistic than you might expect.
Quirky and heartfelt, Freeridge is sure to please fans of On My Block as well as to make new viewers aware of the multi-cultural merits of the inner-city of Los Angeles.
Left to her own devices for a change to pick the material, the format, and the musicians, singer Jo Lawry has chosen with grace and guts.
This incisive, compelling, and spirited analysis of the screwball maestro’s life and oeuvre illuminates the art of an overlooked genius.
Part rescue narrative and part comedic superhero story, this production offers a delightful visual and musical adventure.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Flipping a Coin: The Significance of Anna May Wong’s Quarter
What emerges from even a cursory study of Anna May Wong’s life is that her complexity and depth were rarely acknowledged but she used her intelligence to control the narrative as much as she could.
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