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It is early in the season and my heart is hopeful, dear reader, that Bridgerton will re-capture its former magic.
Read MoreFilm/Album Review: “Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums” — A Superb Documentary About a Brilliant Artist
Part of what makes pianist Omar Sosa such a fascinating (and successful) musician is how his complex music constantly dances back and forth, between charming the mind and charging up the body.
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We should take courage from this splendid work about how truth and justice triumphed over stupidity and prejudice, and how much the loyalty and love and determination of one remarkable family could accomplish a hundred and thirty years ago.
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The “Mad Max” series is one of the few franchises in history that’s only gotten better with age, likely because George Miller’s refined and tinkered with his distinctive vision via each new development in filmmaking technology.
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“Faraway the Southern Sky” is an extraordinary literary achievement because it makes real and present the scuffling life and education of the very young man who grew up to become Ho Chi Minh.
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This month, the veteran guitarist, singer, and songwriter released his first solo album, 99 Shots, and found himself leaning in a direction he had spent decades avoiding.
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This week’s poem: Daniel E. Pritchard’s “Ailanthus”
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“Wildcat” is a biopic that sticks with you for days, bedeviled by questions and revelations.
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Breezy as “Hit Man” is, there’s a sting to this romance’s tail.
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If the show had its format tweaked a little bit, it might hit a sweet spot: somewhere between “The Daily Show”’s investigative reports and Conan O’Brien’s zanier segments.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues