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Film Review: “Little Women” — An Ebullient Update

December 19, 2019
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Director Greta Gerwig’s brilliant cast succeed in making Little Women a feel-good escapist movie with brains.

Visual Arts Favorites 2019

December 19, 2019
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Our critics sound off on some of their most striking visual art experiences this year.

Arts Fuse Podcast #22: Holiday Arts Events & Shows of 2019

December 18, 2019
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The Greater Boston Area is brimming with the holiday spirit, and so are we!

Book Review: “Klotsvog” — Confusion Reigns Supreme

December 18, 2019
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Klotsvog ends up being a fascinating literary failure. Good for academics, but bad for readers.

Theater Review: Queen Mab’s “Dream” — Good and Necessary

December 17, 2019
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Queen Mab’s premiere production is an energetic, 80-minute, one-man performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Theater Review: The Christmas Revels — American Version

December 17, 2019
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This year’s Revels is more than a parade of Christmas songs and stories that tap deep into America’s European and African past.

Classical Album Review: Poisonous Delicacy — Kurt Weill’s “Seven Deadly Sins” and the Wit of Dorothy Parker

December 16, 2019
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I had never heard of Marcus Paus before, but his work I Hate Men, set to witty verses by Dorothy Parker, proved to be one of the most entertaining and engaging pieces I have heard in recent years.

Coming Attractions: December 15 through 31 — What Will Light Your Fire

December 15, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Jazz Concert Review: The Swingles — The Music is A Lot Better Than the Name

December 14, 2019
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The current incarnation of the Swingle Singers, just called Swingles, exemplifies why the group has survived 57 years.

Recommended Books, 2019

December 14, 2019
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An eclectic round-up of our favorite books of the year from our critics.

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