Review
Authentic books by Indigenous people have been too scarce in children’s literature. Thankfully, four gorgeous new books are helping to fill the gap.
Conductor and composer Thomas Adès brought more of his intriguing music to Symphony Hall this weekend with two selections from his recent ballet, The Dante Project.
In these short films James Baldwin does not come off as a relaxed person, someone at ease with himself or quite comfortable in the world. You can feel the acute pain as he speaks.
Florence Pugh tends to be cast as beautiful and indomitable characters faced with the very real possibility of madness or defeat.
In terms of genre, I would describe Wildflower as a sort of Hallmark Channel-style drama, a quirky but heartwarming tale of a scrappy girl who overcomes the odds to help her family stay together.
Director Alice Diop’s films explore, with great sensitivity and little sentimentality, the generational effects of colonialism and racism.
There’s no place like home at two local film festivals.
In Turkey, liberal filmmakers must find ways to address system wide abuses without offending the censors: the opening and closing films at this week’s Turkish Film Festival make good use of that strategy.
This collector is happy to have Luis Russell: At the Swing Cats Ball with all its faults.
What emerged was a lithe, almost Shakespearean rendition, complete with moments of unexpected humor and an infectious dramatic vitality.
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