Review
This strong 2026 lineup ranges from a colonial nightmare in the Kalahari to a Japanese ghost story and Carlos Conceição’s chilling vision of cosmetic obsession amid climate catastrophe.
Eli Roth’s brightly packaged slasher has an intriguing premise, sweet candy-colored visuals, and impressive effects, but its lazy derivations, forced humor, and AI-generated cartoons leave a sour aftertaste.
In Provincetown, the artist discusses the perceptual tricks, sly wit, and classical echoes behind his luminous figure drawings and and works on terra cotta.
John Worthen’s biography explores the composer’s lifelong devotion to Clara Schumann and its role in shaping his music.
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa trades spectacle for suspense in a period thriller about honor, hostage, and haiku.
HBO’s docuseries on the illegal reptile trade is less wild than its predecessors, but its sorrowful, criminal undertow makes it unsettling in a different way.
Kamasi Washington, Herbie Hancock, Flea and a lively new generation showed how the festival is stretching jazz’s boundaries without losing its center.
On “Bring on the Psychics,” the post-hardcore veterans sound urgent, thoughtful and surprisingly rejuvenated, balancing punishing riffs with hard-won wisdom.
The weekend stand in Boston offered crowd-pleasers, deep cuts, and one of Phish’s most startling bust-outs in decades.

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