Review

Fuse CD Review: The Black Crowes Take Flight — Separately

August 16, 2016
Posted in , , ,

There’s one thing both Robinson brothers lack outside of The Black Crowes: creative tension.

Visual Arts Review: Renaissance Sculpture — Colorful for Five Hundred Years

August 15, 2016
Posted in , ,

I used to be skeptical of della Robbia sculpture but, after taking in the recently opened exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, I changed my mind.

Book Review: Photographer Diane Arbus — Lingering Mysteries

August 15, 2016
Posted in , ,

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. Her biographer notes that observation. Hard as he tries, many secrets remain.

Theater Review: “And No More Shall We Part” — Facing Mortality

August 14, 2016
Posted in , ,

This is a beautifully acted but grim 70 minutes of theater, a no-frills look at the dynamics of a struggle about life and death.

Book Review: “Never A Dull Moment” — Rock Apotheosis

August 14, 2016
Posted in , ,

Was 1971 greatest year in the history of rock? Read this delightful book and be prepared to argue.

Book Review: “My Marriage” — An Extraordinary Rediscovery

August 12, 2016
Posted in , , ,

Despite the pain of inhabiting Alexander Herzog’s disintegrating world, I absolutely could not put My Marriage aside.

Film Review: “Florence Foster Jenkins” — Delusions of Grandeur

August 12, 2016
Posted in , ,

Stephen Frears balances laughs with a smattering of poignant scenes, a broad, see-sawing approach that will appeal to American audiences.

Music Review: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble at Tanglewood – Global Adoration

August 11, 2016
Posted in , , ,

If there is such a thing as world music, this is it.

Film Review: Director Rouben Mamoulian, Reconsidered. Starting with “Applause”

August 10, 2016
Posted in , ,

Mamoulian’s Applause is an opportunity to experience the first leg of the director’s ascent on his Hollywood roller coaster.

Recent Posts

Popular Posts

Categories

Archives