Review
Netflix’s Ares is a glossy sociopolitical/supernatural thriller from the Netherlands.
Last Desert proves that guitarist Liberty Ellman and his group can dance when they want
Little Fires Everywhere borders on being binge worthy; it’s a shame Hulu didn’t release all the episodes of the series at once.
Eschewing ostensible flash and musical sleight of hand, Without Deception is a treat for connoisseurs.
Whatever might be dark about these stories may also be — since they’re reliably witty and frequently very funny — a welcome distraction and relief from current events.
The practice of re-using large chunks of an opera for a new plot and new words may sound implausible to us, but in Rossini’s hands the result is delightful and surprisingly coherent.
This new series will offer ideas for movies and series that have stories or themes at least marginally related to the pandemic we’re all living through.
Lovers of American music, don’t miss Aspects of America: The Pulitzer Edition ; Lindberg’s recording of Leonard Bernstein’s first two symphonies lacks a compelling command of the musician’s singular voice; the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra tackles four pieces by Morton Gould.
Desperate times, desperate measures.
This was an enormously exciting production of Merchant of Venice, a reminder that theater can be (in fact, must be!) nervy.
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