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Book Review: “Sargent and Paris” — Sargent and Amnesia

April 29, 2025
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I wish this catalogue spelled out John Singer Sargent’s professional stance as a “juste milieu” painter more methodically. That term refers to those eager to be associated with new stylistic tendencies yet careful not to transgress the establishment’s norms.

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Fuse Film Review: “The Stanford Prison Experiment” — It’s a Crime

August 3, 2015
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Even if you manage to overlook the objectionable ethics of the film, The Stanford Prison Experiment simply doesn’t work as a gripping drama.

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Theater Review: “Now Circa Then” — Comic Time-Tripping

July 8, 2019
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Opening on July 4, at a moment when immigrants and their living conditions are once again in the forefront of the news, Now Circa Then is an inspired choice. Read More

Film Review: “Empire of Light” – A Lovely Celebration of Cinema and Those Who Love It

December 9, 2022
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Sam Mendes writes and directs an poignant ode to the escape we find in going to the movies.

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Television Review: “It’s a Sin” — Poignant Remembrance of the AIDS Era

February 23, 2021
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Despite its inevitable darkness, It’s a Sin never loses sight of the joys of existence.

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Arts Feature: Ten Best Music Documentaries of 2023

December 27, 2023
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Some of these films are easier to see than others, but they’re all worth seeking out.

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Fuse Television Review: HBO’s “Doll & Em” — A Show Biz Satire That Loses Its Mojo

March 21, 2014
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The first few episodes of HBO’s “Doll & Em” operate as a fairly funny show-biz satire, but then the series takes a nosedive into turgid melodrama.

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Visual Arts Review: “Respeto/Respect” — A Conversation After Centuries of Silence

February 5, 2019
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Given the tensions in our current political and social environment, conversations and alliances such as these, that generate respect through listening to the voices of others, is essential.

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Theater Review: Mad Horse Theatre’s Talky Journey to the Afterlife

April 1, 2017
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Is the long trip through Purgatory worth the time? Not sure.

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Film Review: “Belfast’ — Black and White and Rosy All Over

November 16, 2021
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Belfast is overly sentimental and drenched if not drowned in nostalgia, but it’s also very sweet, uplifting, well-paced, beautifully shot, and competently assembled.

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