Fern may be house-less, but she’s not homeless — there’s a difference, she explains; her home will be the road, and the road is full of life, love, challenges, and surprises, all there for the taking.
Review
Film Review: “MLK/FBI” — A Necessary Cautionary Tale
A powerful document about the persecution of an American icon and the government that tried to destroy him.
Book Review: “World of Wonders” — A Natural Counter to the Chaos of Our Political Moment
These essays aren’t overly scientific; instead, they remind us, with a gentle nudge, to take delight in nature, to pay attention to it, to be observant.
Film Review: “Pieces of a Woman” — “They give birth astride of a grave…”
Pieces of a Woman is an affecting film about the depths of mourning highlighted by Vanessa Kirby’s gut-wrenching lead performance.
Film Review: “Herself” — “Safe as Houses”
While the film is determinedly called “Herself “(“you got this, girl…”), the subtitle could equally have been “It Takes a Village…”
Film Review: Movies to Watch While Sheltering in Place, Impeachment Edition — Stir-Crazy 14
Celebrate impeachment in your home with this critic’s fourteenth list of movies guaranteed to entertain.
Classical Album Review: John Adams Orchestral Works
My Father Knew Charles Ives and Harmonielehre make an excellent pairing on the Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s new, all-Adams album led by music director Giancarlo Guerrero.
Theater Review: “Days to Come” – Wanting to Say Too Much
Mint Theater Company’s choice to revive Days to Come is more intriguing than Lillian Hellman’s muddled play.
Television Review: “Surviving Death” — Probing Death and the Great Beyond
Surviving Death’s balance between personal experiences and scientific theories makes the series unexpectedly provocative.
Television Review: BBC’s “The Repair Shop” — Fiercely Amiable
BBC’s The Repair Shop is about hard work and mending battered psyches.