Review

Television Review: “The Handmaid’s Tale” — Not a Documentary…Yet

April 26, 2017
Posted in , ,

Margaret Atwood’s novel turns out to have been far more clairvoyant than even she believed it would be.

Film Review: “A Quiet Passion” — A Personal View of Emily Dickinson

April 25, 2017
Posted in , ,

Cynthia Nixon is a great Emily Dickinson, so deeply angry, so heartbreaking in her fool’s life of stoic suffering.

Film Review: “Phoenix Forgotten” — Retro Science Fiction

April 25, 2017
Posted in , ,

If you have a hankering for a new “found-footage” film, then Phoenix Forgotten will feed your retro-appetite.

Book Review: “A Line Made By Walking” — A Lyrical Portrait of a Depressed Artist

April 24, 2017
Posted in , ,

Sara Baume’s sophomore novel insists that we rethink the value of empathy: depend on it, yes, but also be suspicious.

Concert Review: “Bach Trios” — Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile

April 24, 2017
Posted in , , ,

J.S. Bach has been subjected to every imaginable kind of transcription, but the combination of mandolin, bass, and cello is probably new.

Film Review: “Free Fire” — A Tsunami of Gunshots

April 22, 2017
Posted in , ,

While calling this Ben Wheatley’s most violent film may be debatable, Free Fire is absolutely the one most riddled with gunshots.

Book Review: “The Girl at the Baggage Claim” – An Exploration of Avocado Pits and In(ter)dependent Selves

April 22, 2017
Posted in , ,

What could easily have become a dense, jargon-filled work of cultural psychology instead reads like a thoughtful conversation.

Poetry Review/Interview: Poet Martín Espada — Resistance is Obligatory

April 21, 2017
Posted in , , , ,

Martín Espada’s lyricism sings deeply in the key of loss, turning the anguish of social and personal histories into hope.

Theater Review: “17 Border Crossings” — Journeys to Nowhere

April 21, 2017
Posted in , ,

Was this trip really necessary?

Theater Review: “Paradise” — A Fascinating Culture Clash

April 19, 2017
Posted in , ,

Paradise‘s central conflict and the performances in the Underground Railway Theater production are damn good.

Recent Posts

Popular Posts

Categories

Archives