Again and again, we are taken in The Will to See to places where regular reporters never venture, and certainly not filmgoers.
Review
Book Review: “The Hawk’s Way” — Up-Close and Personal with Birds of Prey
Sy Montgomery raises the question of our relationship to the world and all its animals and nudges us toward the view that even predators deserve our support and admiration because of the value they bring to our planet.
Television Review: “Hacks” — Even Funnier on Tour
It is not unusual for most series to hit a sophomore slump, but Hacks manages to avoid this fate, partly because of how deftly it expands on its original premise.
Book Review: The South – What Jim Crow Was and Wasn’t
We need to realize how important class is in order to understand how inequality can rise as Confederate monuments fall.
Visual Arts Review: “Matisse: The Red Studio” – A Lesson in Objects
Making the viewer draw visual connections among Matisse’s pieces in the title painting is at the core of MoMA’s The Red Studio.
Theater Review: “Sabina” — The Compelling Force of a Female Mind
The musical’s book, lyrics, and score are strong enough to warrant productions elsewhere.
Album Review: Maine’s Kioea — Reviving the Sound of Surf Guitar
With summer coming, this progressive surf combo’s new recording promises to make an ideal soundtrack for the season.
Book Review: The Fascinating Story of “The Method”
Isaac Butler’s stories about The Method’s effect on American film acting are insightful, particularly when he recounts how actors could be either inspired or angered when they embraced it.
Film Commentary: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — The Most Serene Movie in Years
This movie reminds us that — if there is any meaning to life at all — it’s what you bring to it, not what it brings to you.
Jazz Album Review: Manel Fortià Trio’s “Despertar” — Intelligently Lyrical
Manel Fortià’s album of his Spanish-tinged compositions is meant to wake us up to what the bassist can do.