Review
At 75, Dave Liebman pays tribute to John Coltrane by still doing what Coltrane would surely have wanted him to do: to look within and find truths that are a wellspring of rewarding and challenging music for the rest of us.
Comes Love was Sheila Jordan’s first full recording session as a leader, and it automatically becomes a collector’s item for those who love the legendary jazz singer’s work.
The biography raises the subject of Man Ray’s Jewish roots, but the matter is dropped pretty quickly.
Series creator Molly Smith Metzler clearly cares about the subject matter and is determined to tell a nuanced story about the hellish plight of the victims of domestic abuse.
Let’s see if Prayers for the Stolen is selected as Mexico’s Academy Award nominee. It’s a long shot, given that this is a film that tells so much of the truth.
A hatred of self and others sits, relatively neglected, at the center of Adam Rapp’s script.
Unfortunately, it’s becoming increasingly rare for Boston area theater companies to produce shows that are as deeply rooted in our local culture as this one.
For all its skin-tearing brutality, Titane is uncharacteristically tender underneath its heavy metal shell.
This is an all-English album whose strongest moments are mighty and who’s most intriguing piece is a revelation.
Told with just the right amount of empathy, Five Years North offers an illuminating, and much needed, look at immigration in America.
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