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A fun and original slasher/romp that lovingly embraces a number of ’80s horror tropes.
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The Strokes are finally growing up — and their maturity is a sight to behold.
One of the masterpieces of Russian drama is done justice in a English version that successfully captures much of the wit and fluency of the original.
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In its 4th season, Insecure remains a hilarious look at the lives of black millennials growing up in Los Angeles.
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The two best things about Simon Rattle’s new recording of Die Walküre are, well, Rattle, himself, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; a strongly played and majestically sung performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s unfairly neglected Die erste Walpurgisnacht.
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More proof that Offenbach’s is a remarkable body of work; a serviceable, but not particularly notable, Cavalleria rusticana; another installment in the Rossini Project, brilliantly curated, stirringly played and sung, and beautifully recorded.
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This is hard-hitting neo-noir parable whose dark humor delights as it strikes at the corrupt heart of business as usual in Argentina.
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A terrific release showcases the Boston Symphony Orchestra and composer Thomas Adès. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony deliver a radiantly honest recording of Aaron Copland’s Symphony 3.
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One thing that gives Marc Maron’s comedy a certain punch is that he is an equal-opportunity crank.
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Visual Arts Commentary: The Shock of the Cute — Too Much of a Cute Thing?
What gives with the overbearing presence of cuteness throughout the world of contemporary visual art?
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