Review
The point was clear: we had been watching an elaborate invitation, a dance made to tempt the magical crows.
Carl Nielsen’s vivid biblical opera “Saul & David,” here paired with Helge Bonnén’s remarkable concert adaptation of poems from “Spoon River Anthology.”
Jazz Album Review: The Complete Massey Hall Recordings — The Legendary Concert Never Sounded So Good
I heartily recommend this Craft Recording, even if (perhaps especially if) you have owned the LP version from (almost) a half century ago.
Too, too soon, the images in MOMIX’s “Alice” alternate between unpleasant and stale.
Set in New York in the mid-’50s, “Trouble in Mind” is a backstage dramedy that draws on the genre’s interest in the ambiguities of role-playing to condemn racial bias.
These five artists do indeed make their voices heard. They shine as soloists, and their messages are only amplified when they join into a chorus of multi-part harmony.
The breadth and intimacy of “Origin”‘s vision — the personal becomes the historical — is stunning, a searing portrait of collective trauma and the dark ideas that propel it.
The overall impression of this valuable exhibit is to remind us that religious conviction is by no means synonymous with conservatism.
For all of “Suitable Flesh”’s indulgence in B-movie schlock and gross-out gore, the film’s pulsating sexuality becomes its strongest asset.
Mocking the wealthy with a homicidal intrigue tossed in doesn’t always make for a fun watch.
The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues