Review
If you want to see how Earth’s oceans are coping with global warming, what better way than to sail around the world for 15 years — and have a little fun doing it?
The veteran English art-rocker gave a slow-to-develop but brilliant near-three-hour show that tapped stunning visuals while evolving from the cerebral to the celebratory, culminating in a joyous “In Your Eyes.”
Poet Ann Lauterbach’s eleventh book contains a challenging invitation: poems that offer fresh perceptions of life’s beautiful enigmas.
“Prayer for the French Republic” is of interest because it raises significant questions about faith during a hate-filled time.
Biographer John Szwed proves masterly at decoding even Harry Smith’s zaniest works and he’s excellent at offering us the narrative of Smith’s raggedy and colorful life. “The Life and Times” is a very good read.
Marin Marais, memorably enacted by Gérard Depardieu (and his son Guillaume) in the film “Tous les matins du monde,” proves a master of Baroque opera in this splendid recording.
The vicious, virtual, voyeuristic, and vicarious are on view at this year’s Camden International Film Festival.
In this book, Cedric G. Johnson perceptively sees that our current emphasis on identity politics is a troublesome diversion in which various groups treat improvements as a zero-sum game.
Reviews of three films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival that draw connections between class, violence, and politics.
These witnesses to history are no longer playing with the fire of their youth, but they exude the confidence, warmth, and sure instincts of veterans.
Arts Commentary: The Nelsons Case