Review
Of all the cinematic indictments of the 1% that have flooded the multiplex in the wake of the financial crisis, Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher stands as one of the most understated.
Read MorePlaywright Ken Urban doesn’t seem to have a strong point of view about his thirtysomethings-in-a-muddle; neither does he allow them to change or grow.
Read MoreDespite the monaural sound, these gloriously performed string quartets remain my favorite Haydn recordings.
Read MoreMiranda July’s originality of vision rests on an acute (and astute) awareness of the cosmic and the quotidian.
Read MoreIntentionally or not, much of the “Hot Stove, Cook Music” concert was flashback to the Boston scene 20 years ago .
Read MoreViolinist Yevgeny Kutik delivered a performance of the Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto that mined the piece’s subversive character but never shied away from its extroverted nature.
Read MoreThe Imitation Game is a movie that should have made us angry, but it merely makes us sad.
Read MoreWhile worth a look for its inspired performances, this Huntington Theatre Company production does not give us Christopher Durang at his madcap best.
Read MoreValuable new translations of Aimé Césaire suggest that we have overemphasized the political dimension of his poetry and overlooked other, purely literary, qualities.
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Book Review: “Culture Crash” — The People Who Followed Their Bliss Off a Cliff
Truth is, the fraying of the middle class is not just something that has happened to creatives.
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