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Book Interview: Edgar Allan Poe — America’s Maestro of Suffering

March 2, 2016
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The Annotated Poe invites readers to take a fresh look at Edgar Allan Poe and his far-ranging artistic legacy.

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Fuse Movie Review: Boston’s MFA Presents a Film Festival of Colorful Song and Dance

May 20, 2014
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Boston’s MFA should be congratulated for screening these Technicolor musicals in way that does wondrous justice to their eye-popping colors.

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Opera Album Review: A Splendiferous First Recording of an Opera by the Near-Legendary Composer Marin Marais

September 14, 2023
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Marin Marais, memorably enacted by Gérard Depardieu (and his son Guillaume) in the film “Tous les matins du monde,” proves a master of Baroque opera in this splendid recording.

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Film Review: “Border” — Memorable Swedish Gothicism

October 28, 2018
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Border memorably skims the border between reality and the supernatural, examining the irreconcilable division between the civilized and the perverse.

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Concert Review: Pianist Hélène Grimaud — Combining Gritty Force and Dark Ecstasy

January 23, 2024
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Hélène Grimaud’s performances of Brahms, Busoni, and Beethoven drew on the strengths of her boldly imaginative powers, which have only deepened over the past two decades.

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Film Review: “Close Your Eyes” — Through the Past, Darkly

September 6, 2024
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Spanish director Victor Erice looks back at what’s lost and gained in “Close Your Eyes”.

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Theater Review: In NYC — A Late Summer Night’s Dream (Up)

September 11, 2017
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Finishing the Suit is a talky play into which the director and acting company infused plenty of love and angst.

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Concert Review: TV on the Radio — A Reassuring Return

August 1, 2025
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Despite the passing years, personal loss, and shifting musical roles, Wednesday’s 80-minute set proved that everything’s indeed ok with TV on the Radio.

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Jazz Album Review: Herbie Hancock — A Musician of Nearly Endless Curiosity

January 5, 2014
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Amongst the acoustic live sessions, listeners should be delighted with the Chick Corea-Herbie Hancock duets.

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Film Review: “Armand” — Drowning in Portent

February 10, 2025
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In his debut feature, director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel mistakes gratuitous strangeness for genuinely uncanny adventure.

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