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There is nothing quite so exhilarating as watching Shakespeare done right – except, perhaps, watching one of his plays done right, twice.
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The movie version of “The Long Walk” doesn’t follow Stephen King’s narrative exactly, but it remains true to the spirit of the novel. Which means it is just as harrowing an experience.
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Shtisel offers a humane glimpse into the lives of people who would normally be shrouded from me by all sorts of religious and political barriers.
Read More1975 was when they officially began their reign. A fab year for sure.
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These picture books explore music history and an avant-garde composer who challenged convention.
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American-ness in music is impossible to define and constantly in flux, yet the threads that connect it all together – at once beautiful, tragic, humorous, ironic, whimsical – are all somehow recognizable.
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Cold War is a timeless story of romantic love, and its persistence in the face of upheaval.
Read MoreThe conceit of this disc is both nostalgic and old-fashioned.
Read MoreBy William Webster New Yorker music critic Alex Ross’ recent positive review of a concert featuring the compositions of Steve Reich at New York’s Carnegie Hall made me look forward to the presentation of the same program at Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music late last month. Reich has garnered considerable attention and respect as…
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Visual Arts Commentary: “Portraits of Courage” — Critical Misfire
Why do critics like the New Yorker‘s Peter Schjeldahl rush to absolve G.W. Bush?
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