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For the Love of Arts Criticism II: Arts Magazines and Bloggers Speak Out

April 6, 2018
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We need more serious, informed, and diverse voices evaluating and reporting on the arts at a time newspapers and magazines are cutting back and/or dumbing down their arts sections.

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Film Review: “Ramen Heads” — Delicious Obsession

April 6, 2018
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Food porn? You know it when you see it.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Requiem” — A Stylish, But Uneven, Occult Thriller

April 5, 2018
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If you’ve seen The Wicker Man and/or Hot Fuzz, you may recognize and appreciate the tone of these folk horror underpinnings.

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Film Commentary: Cast in “Chappaquiddick” — An Actor’s Perspective

April 4, 2018
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Chappaquiddick may satisfy some for whom Ted Kennedy was overdue for a comeuppance.

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Theater Review: Flat Earth’s “Antigone” — Inspired, But Flawed

April 3, 2018
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Flat Earth Theatre’s staging of Antigone was filled with strong performances and provocative ideas.

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Film Review: “Spettacolo” — A Tuscan Town “That Plays Itself”

April 2, 2018
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The landscape and architecture are beautifully photographed, but more important are the array of faces and the music of the voices.

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Film Interview: Making a Movie of “The Spinning Man”

April 2, 2018
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A slow-motion road to the silver screen: Spinning Man author George Harrar talks about the journey from page to film.

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Jazz Concert/CD Review: Frank Carlberg and Noah Preminger — “Whispers and Cries”

April 2, 2018
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The talented duo’s ability to impressively converse across a stylistic divide was fascinating.

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Film Review: “Unsane” — Stalking 2.0

April 1, 2018
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Despite some storytelling flaws, Unsane is ultimately suspenseful, terrifying, and rather haunting.

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Visual Art Review: Public Art at Boston’s Fenway Neighborhood’s Pierce Boston Tower

March 31, 2018
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A lost opportunity for the developers, arquitectonica, and artist Alexandre da Cunha.

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