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Film Review: Dialectical “Materialists”

June 16, 2025
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Director Celine Song beats the romantic comedy to death.

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Opera Preview/Interview: White Snake Projects’ “To The People Like Us” — Understanding the Urgency of the Moment

June 16, 2025
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Our conversation touched—considerably, as it turned out—on the current political climate and the dispiriting response of the musical world to the rising tide of homegrown authoritarianism.

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Concert Review: Sam Grisman Project and Peter Rowan — Seizing the Moment

June 15, 2025
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There were unscripted song selections whose daring and heart made this concert so much more than a night of old beloved tunes.

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Dance Review: Boston Dance Theater — Inspired by Nature

June 13, 2025
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Boston Dance Theater is driven by the belief that a community is strengthened by an exchange of ideas.

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Visual Arts Review: Great Gallery Shows for Free in NYC – Picasso and Kentridge

June 13, 2025
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Two art exhibitions in New York should be seen multiple times. Each will deepen your appreciation of a great artist. Neither is mobbed with visitors. Each, in this wildly overpriced city, is absolutely free.

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Theater Reviews: Berkshires Roundup — In Touch With Reality

June 13, 2025
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A trio of companies — Barrington Stage Company, Great Barrington Public Theater, and, to a lesser extent, Berkshire Theater Festival — draw on the stage’s power to address our current political emergencies.

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Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

June 12, 2025
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This week’s poem: John F. Deane’s “The Suffering”

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Artist Remembrance: Brian Wilson — An Appreciation

June 12, 2025
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Brian Wilson’s clear falsetto voice may be stilled but his amazing trove of timeless music lives on.

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Doc Talk: Fame and Obscurity at PIFF

June 12, 2025
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If the destiny of documentaries is to become celebrity profiles, it could do worse than those screening at this year’s PIFF.

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Film Review: “Barron’s Cove” — A Thriller Steeped in Grief

June 12, 2025
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The film offers some intriguing twists and turns, and the excellent cast propels the narrative forward admirably. But the screenplay tries a bit too hard to dramatize character transformations in a short period of time.

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