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Book Review: “Half an Inch of Water” — Nine Stories that Peer Memorably into Eternity

September 14, 2015
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One of the hardest things to do as a writer of contemporary fiction is to create characters who are good.

Fuse Theater Review: “In Bed with Roy Cohn” — Turns out to be a Provocative Place to be

September 13, 2015
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is one high-energy spectacle: it is far more of a performance art piece than a ‘well made’ play.

Music Feature: Jackie Greene Talks About Going “Back to Birth”

September 13, 2015
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Singer-songwriter Jackie Greene’s new tunes are comfortable without being lazy — this is a musician who flourishes in a more relaxed environment.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

September 13, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Film Review: The 2015 Montreal World Film Festival — Step By Step

September 12, 2015
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It’s always been fun, the best festival in North America to educate oneself with movies from foreign lands.

Theater Review: “Laugh It Up, Stare it Down” — No Sex Please, We’re American

September 11, 2015
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From the opening moment of this show, suspension of disbelief flies out the window and never returns.

Fuse Theater Review: “Ghost Quartet” — Bang the Drum Slowly

September 10, 2015
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The things that go bump in the night are a pretty gooey lot in Ghost Quartet.

Classical Music Commentary: Kapellmeister Nelsons

September 10, 2015
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We’ll have to wait and see how Andris Nelsons balances things out. But there’s no reason to suspect that Boston’s getting the short end of the stick here.

Theater Review: From Page to Stage — Shakespeare’s “The Rape of Lucrece”

September 10, 2015
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Dan Hodge turns two hundred and fifty stanzas of Shakespeare’s rhyme royal into the stuff of a high-class poetry slam.

Stage Interview: Robert Scanlan on Samuel Beckett’s Women

September 9, 2015
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“When we turn so crass and commercial that we have lost our way, Samuel Beckett will be rediscovered as the way back.”

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