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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, television, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.
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How does Thomas Mann’s grandiosity hold up today? A new selection of his short stories, freshly translated by veteran translator and fiction writer Damion Searls suggests an answer, though only partially.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, dance, and film that’s coming up this week.
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One comes away a trifle numb: in part due to the sheer number of films made; but in part both awed and terrified by Hollywood’s ability to use what were, for the most part, mediocre films to make the ravages of war not only so acceptable to the American public, but glorious.
Read MoreOur demanding critics choose the best (and worst) films of the year.
Read MoreIt is encouraging that the list of recommendations for October isn’t filled with musicals. Are straight plays back? I wouldn’t count on it in this economic climate. So let’s bask in the chance to hear words without music.
Read MoreSue Yang’s eclectic solo exhibition explores the intersections of her multicultural identity through digital and organic art — each medium represents a different facet of the artist’s contemplative selfhood.
Read MoreRobert Christgau, the author of 14,000 record reviews, makes the case for expansiveness as the best aesthetic.
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025
Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year. And there is plenty of disagreement.
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