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Literary Appreciation: “The Passion for the Thing” — An Argument for Writer Harry Crews

May 2, 2016
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The Southern-inflected melee of Harry Crews’ universe is like a Hieronymus Bosch canvas dipped in whiskey and flour and deep-fried.

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Book Review and Appreciation: Murray Talks Music, and So Much More — the Legacy and Lessons of Albert Murray

May 2, 2016
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Murray Talks Music shows how brilliant Albert Murray could be even when he didn’t have time to polish his prose.

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Film Review: At the IFFBoston — “Boone”

April 30, 2016
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One of the most gorgeous films in recent memory, Boone is sure to give you an appreciation of the enormous work done on Boone Farm.

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Theater Review: “Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary” — Heartfelt History

April 30, 2016
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Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary is at its most theatrically gripping when Marissa Chibas is caught up in her memories.

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Film Review: “Kate Plays Christine”

April 29, 2016
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Actress Kate Lyn Sheil travels to Sarasota to star in a biopic where she will be filmed re-enacting TV broadcaster Christine Chubbuck’s suicide.

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Film Review: At the IFFBoston — “Best and Most Beautiful Things”

April 29, 2016
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Garrett Zevgetis’s multi-dimensional documentary about the struggles of Michelle Smith, legally blind and diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, is hardly predictable.

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Film Review: At the IFFB — “Weiner” Is the Joke on Us?

April 28, 2016
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In the age of reality television, where no humiliation or personal flaw goes unnoticed, Anthony Weiner revels in all the attention.

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Film Review: “The Guys Next Door” at the IFFBoston — A Gentle Lesson

April 28, 2016
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The Guys Next Door is about gently opening hearts and minds: it delicately demonstrates through one small story how easy it would be to recognize our common humanity.

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Theater Review: Anne Washburn’s “Antlia Pneumatica” — All Sound and No Dramatic Fury

April 28, 2016
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Long stretches of the evening ask the audience to listen to annoying children’s voices in the dark.

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Book Review: Helen Dunmore’s Terrific “Exposure”

April 28, 2016
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There are resemblances to Virginia Woolf in Helen Dunmore’s awareness that much of family life lies in what is not said as much as in what is said.

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