Review

Theater Review: “Beetlejuice” Bombards Broadway

April 27, 2019
Posted in , ,

Beetlejuice may not be the blockbuster its creators are hoping for, but it is occasionally humorous and rarely dull.

Book Review: Walter Gropius — The Very Human Face of the Visionary Founder of the Bauhaus

April 26, 2019
Posted in ,

Award-winning author and critic Fiona MacCarthy is out to change wrong-headed perceptions of Walter Gropius in her biography. And she succeeds.

Classical CD Review: “Desires: A Song of Songs Collection” — Sensual Joy

April 26, 2019
Posted in , ,

Desires will surely solidify ORA Singers’ reputation as a first-class choral ensemble.

Film Review: “Her Smell” — Fiddling with Our Viscera

April 26, 2019
Posted in , ,

Her Smell is funny-terrifying, alluring-repulsive, moving-disturbing, era-capturing and timeless.

Jazz CD Review: The Art Ensemble of Chicago — Still Out on the Edge

April 25, 2019
Posted in , ,

Amid the continual flood of new jazz releases, this anniversary bash is one to be savored.

Film Interview: “Ira Gitler Lives” — From Bret Primack, Jazz Documentarian Extraordinaire

April 24, 2019
Posted in , , ,

“The half-hearted support of jazz by American broadcast TV, be it commercial or PBS or cable, has been an insult not only to the artists, but to the public as well.”

Concert Music Review: Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Pianist Evgeny Kissin — An Odd Dream Team

April 23, 2019
Posted in , , ,

A bit surprising — that two megastars choose such meat and potatoes repertoire.

Film Review: “High Life” — Messy, Earthy Existentialism, In Outer Space

April 21, 2019
Posted in , ,

In space, no one can hear you go extinct.

Book Review: “The Ruins of Ani” — Into the Mystic

April 19, 2019
Posted in , ,

The Ruins of Ani illuminates one of those rare places that leaves visitors feeling they might have to dust off the word mystical to describe the experience.

Book Review: “In Search of Stonewall” — Illuminating Queer History

April 19, 2019
Posted in , ,

The essays here give readers an eyewitness glimpse into mid-century queer life will intrigue (if not shock) younger LGBT+ people.

Recent Posts

Popular Posts

Categories

Archives