Review
This year’s Revels is more than a parade of Christmas songs and stories that tap deep into America’s European and African past.
I had never heard of Marcus Paus before, but his work I Hate Men, set to witty verses by Dorothy Parker, proved to be one of the most entertaining and engaging pieces I have heard in recent years.
The current incarnation of the Swingle Singers, just called Swingles, exemplifies why the group has survived 57 years.
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” –- Hamlet
Dark Waters may not be Todd Haynes’ most beautiful film, but it may yet prove to be among his most important.
Even with my caveats, A Hidden Life raises filmmaking to heights that will thrill Terrence Malick fans.
The very people that George Will is trying to appeal to are evidently quite happy to be drunk on the power that their brutishness has created.
This is a carefully-researched book of far more than academic interest.
One of Donizetti’s strongest and most original works, has finally been reconstructed and recorded by superb forces under the remarkable Mark Elder.
Recommended Books, 2019
An eclectic round-up of our favorite books of the year from our critics.
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