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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is a piece the BSO trots out with greater regularity of late than most orchestras (as Tanglewood aficionados are aware, it’s been the traditional summer closer each August for about a decade now) and, while such familiarity may not exactly breed complacency, it certainly runs the risk of so doing.
Read MoreSkylar Gudasz’s deep voice is well suited to the gorgeous melancholy that pervades her songs.
Read MoreThere is no doubt that Marc Myers is doing noble work — if only Anatomy of a Song was more exciting to read.
Read MoreBrett Milano approaches his subject with encyclopedic knowledge, a fan’s fervor, and the seasoned music journalist’s skill.
Read MoreJames Traub has admirably captured the man inside the public figure, giving us a complex view of a typical New England grandee.
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“Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras” celebrates Blaxploitation as a positive as well as a necessary turning point in American cinema.
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“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” — Think “I, Claudius” with monkeys, by way of “Lord of the Rings” and “The Searchers.”
Read MoreIt is a conundrum for the critic: is the crudeness of the rendering the result of an expressionist style or a lack of finesse or skill in rendering?
Read MoreThere was more than one reference to Alvin Ailey himself in Odetta, recalling Ailey’s frequent use of a female protagonist and his choices of other noted black artists as inspiration.
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025