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For a piercing reflection of the times, turn to the Oscars’ Best Documentary categories, in particular, the Best Documentary Shorts.
The eighth iteration of “Which Side?” was a wild success, mixing musical genres from reggae to old-school Boston punk and punctuated by two moving (and brief) speakers.
We’ve lost some fantastic actors in the last few months. Tom Noonan was one of them. He was singularly talented, and unique, and leaves behind a remarkable legacy of good work. Seek it out.
In its first commercial recording, Frano Parać’s “Judita” wrings compelling drama out of the biblical tale.
What you’ll think of this book will likely rest on what you make of the writer’s definition of Black digital Art.
Joshua Harmon’s play offers numerous instances of familial turbulence, moments of rhapsodic relief and — to avoid spoilers — revelations of how guilt and hostility fuse to create irreparable fissures in the family dynamic.
Director Hlynur Pálmason’s latest is an ambitious, artful, but half-baked bagatelle.
Along with its slew of images — photos, sketches, and ephemera as well as album covers — WAIL offers what amounts to a compelling oral history of the mid-century explosion, not only of recorded jazz but of graphic design and, by extension, a burgeoning New York cultural scene.
Lauded in histories of Broadway but rarely performed, “Love Life” proves to be an insightful and effective work of social criticism, nearly eight decades after its premiere.
Classical Music Commentary: Boston’s Lost Opportunity — How the BSO Board Chose Charles Munch over Leonard Bernstein