Review
Netflix’s newest comedy is a hilarious — though pointed –look at one of America’s biggest problems.
Wherever Robert Hass is, the poet drinks in (and reports to us) the details of place and human activity.
Boston Ballet’s rEVOLUTION is memorable because of its duel commitment: it is both enormously entertaining as well as edifying.
An apocalyptic backdrop gives the play urgency, especially given the current worldwide struggle to contain the Corvid-19 virus, which has already claimed thousands of lives.
Both shows feature characters that are forced to grow up and deal with real-world hardships (including…death) too young.
Beanpole is infused with a profoundly tender intimacy, interspersed with stark portrayals of pain, cruelty, and sacrifice.
The Ruskinian mantra of “truth to nature” was eventually upended by the development of digital imagery and the agile manipulations of Photoshop.
I recommend this show for Lucian Freud’s highly polished craftsmanship, but his wry game of psychological hide-and-seek is not all that satisfying.
HBO’s McMillions is a fun and light documentary, but it doesn’t deliver more than the momentary satisfactions of fast food.
Uplifting tunes for the aspiring curmudgeon you didn’t know you’d already become
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