Review
The weight of the masterpiece on the other side of the kitchen door is ever-present, and it casts a smothering shadow on this lighter drama.
A Mexican director sets a British play in a Times Square restaurant and patients talk to their psychiatrists in Paris.
“Four Daughters” calls attention to the complex and admittedly slippery nature of nonfiction filmmaking.
Reporter Kara Swisher’s fought with just about every important tech bro titan (and yes, they are all bros) from Steve Jobs to Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and many others – and has always come out on top.
If only “Becoming a Man”‘s pathos were less streamlined, its theatricality more ambitious.
In his latest feature, filmmaker Wim Wenders extols the simple life.
Kellen Gray and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra continue its mission of bringing vital music to life; the Neave Trio releases an album of gems, a survey of piano trios by four women.
Pianist Yunchan Lim struck an arresting balance between thunderous drama and filigreed lyricism as he tackled Rachmaninoff’s knuckle-busting score.
“The Path to Paradise” is yet another bio in praise of a high modernist male artist who is seen as that much more colorful because of his excesses and failures.
Franz Peter Zimmermann’s rendition of Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto overflows with style and character; James Ehnes’ version is generally warmer and more relaxed, though it doesn’t lack for rhythmic zip.
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