Review
The Safdie brothers are willing to look at hard truths, creating a movie that retains the immediacy and the tragedy of addiction.
Read MoreIt is worth your time watching Shakespeare & Company’s two fine actresses come to an understanding that is cathartic and real.
Read MoreSunday’s performance of Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria—by a company whose members know each other’s abilities, voices, and personalities well—gave every indication of an extraordinary week ahead.
Read MoreThis study is an attempt to “enter” a foreign way of thought and to study the “possibilities” and, by extension, “potential mindsets” of the human mind.
Read MoreActor Russell Crowe’s directorial debut is visually gripping and very well acted — but its ending is disappointingly hokey.
Read MorePaul Dano invests the younger Brian Wilson with focused ecstasy, especially during his creation of the landmark album, Pet Sounds.
Read MoreTo say that Odyssey Opera continues to set the bar for opera performances in Boston may be a bit superfluous, but it’s true.
Read MoreThe sound was often so inviting that it seemed Wire were easing comfortably into middle age.
Read MoreBill Frisell and his quartet performed a program of well-worn American hits whose juxtapositions allowed you to make your own cross-references and draw your own conclusions.
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