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Film Review: “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” — Unapologetic Romanticism

February 2, 2018
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The most compelling reason to see this film is Annette Bening’s performance as Gloria Grahame — it’s perfect.

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Book Review: The Climate Crisis and the “Race for Tomorrow”

March 29, 2022
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If there is one book to pick up that will get you interested in what is happening to our climate, Race for Tomorrow is it.

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Film Review: A Rundown from the San Sebastian International Film Festival

October 2, 2019
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How is this festival kept off the map from my US colleagues?

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Music Commentary: “Bernstein at 100,” aka Tanglewood 2018

November 17, 2017
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In honor of what would have been Leonard Bernstein’s hundredth birthday, the Tanglewood Festival is pulling out all the stops.

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Rock Album Review: HAIM’s “Women in Music Part III” — Bright Darkness

July 4, 2020
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The Haim sisters’ third album is their best yet, full of breezy, warm, and masterfully crafted songs.

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Music Interview: Fusion Violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and Jon Anderson Join Forces

November 11, 2015
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I just have to use all my personal musical experience — classical music and jazz and rock and electronic sound — and not worry about where it fits.

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Children’s Book Reviews: A Grief Out of Season

January 10, 2024
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The holidays and their aftermath are not always a time of cheer for families. Two recent children’s books provide empathy and understanding.

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Design Commentary: The Future of Boston’s White Stadium — A Public/Private Gordian Knot

April 3, 2024
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Many in the increasingly vocal community of stakeholders feel strongly that tradition, history, and student sports will be the victims of this apparent corporate/public conflict.

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Theater Review: “The Power of Duff”? The Same Old Guff

October 27, 2013
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Whenever you hear greeting card bromides intoned with a straight face (it’s usually in scenes set in a hospital) you know that moral fuzziness isn’t far behind.

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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.

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