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To hear this performance properly. you must do a bit more work than you might do ordinarily . . . but great art deserves such work.
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Christine Smallwood’s courage in looking at the way things are — for many of us — makes this novel about the pervasiveness of angst a subtle, empathetic accomplishment.
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This is a noble effort to reconcile with the Southern past — but are suggested changes in nomenclature — rather than statements of moral and political clarity — good enough?
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.
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This disc stands comfortably in the company of Beethoven and Bartók performances by the Emerson, Tákacs, Alban Berg, and Juilliard Quartets.
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We are subtly drawn into the world of director Robert Machoian’s characters and their emotional honesty.
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Spiral is content to be a satisfying thriller that mechanically delivers as its murderous pace picks up.
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In her new album, Juliana Hatfield’s concerns are comeuppance, self-abasement, and the depravity of those who revel in the power to make decisions that can adversely affect others.
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What motivated me to read this book? Not for a special love of Midnight Cowboy, a movie which I like but isn’t ultimately important to me. It was to learn about James Leo Herlihy, who has interested me since I was an adolescent.
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The strength of Roundabout of Death lies in its credibility, and in a specificity that defies detail.
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Visual Arts Commentary: John Singer Sargent — A Particular Sort of Loner