Search Results: list of Oesper Award winners by year
Jonas Hassen Khemiri does little in The Family Clause to put his own spin on the usual domestic showdown of repression versus dreams of liberation.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.
Read MoreFor all the attention it receives and the level of cultural relevance it assumes House of Cards ought to be a much better series than its aggressive promotion makes it out to be.
Read MoreToni Erdmann gently but somewhat darkly reminds us that living life in the fast lane means missing out on its slower, humbler pleasures.
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
Read MoreActor John Douglas Thompson can captivate, seduce, and thrill any audience in any play, which is exactly what he did, once again, in Shakespeare & Company’s enthralling new production of The Life and Death of King Richard III. The Life and Death of King Richard III by William Shakespeare. Directed by Jonathan Croy. Conceived and…
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The Worst Ones is a distinctive cinematic achievement – it is deeply moving film that offers a critique of itself.
Read More“The main idea I’ve been working with is what I call the longevity revolution.” — Theodore Roszak
Read MoreJim Harrison’s prose is gorgeous, illuminating. The simple language slides into your head and resonates there.
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Arts Commentary: From the Editor’s Desk — By Popular Demand, 2025
Back in February of 2024 I began to write a weekly column for AF newsletter on Substack. A few readers have asked that I post these opinion pieces in the magazine. Here is a selection of my favorites of 2025
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