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We were driven indoors and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a stellar artistic accomplishment, a blazingly powerful dramatic experience.
This innovative “documentary” is a major accomplishment: it merits a much broader viewing than it is likely to attract (this one has “sleeper” and “cult classic” written all over it).
Jean Dawson’s Pixel Bath is one of the most exciting releases I’ve heard this year.
Poet Paul Celan has come to embody in person and in print the agonies of a half century of European culture.
The excellent cast and realistic tone make Another Round oddly accessible, despite its rather outrageous, anti-social premise.
These tunes are not just good to listen to, but also serve a purpose by sending a message, whether it be to raise a voice in protest or entice reflection.
Writer András Koerner has dedicated himself, lovingly and brilliantly, to assiduously reconstruct the lives of ordinary Jews in Hungary before the Shoah.
This biography of Lucy S. Dawidowicz performs the invaluable function of gathering relevant documents and drafting a narrative that rescues a fascinating historian from oblivion. But it does not add much to the history of the New York intellectuals.
Do not despair! Those who missed the Fusical on December 4th can still experience the stellar musical showcase.

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