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Film Review: “Summer of Soul” — A Classic Concert Resurrected

Summer of Soul is two hours of rapturous entertainment and pointed political commentary — neither of which has gone out of style 52 years later.

Plan B, Hulu’s latest raunchy teen romp, proves why we need diverse voices in Hollywood.

The new Animaniacs provides no good reason for reviving Yakko, Wakko, and Dot in the 21st century.

It has its flaws, but Love, Victor is a fun teen rom-com hat isn’t entirely rosy.

If Castle Rock is intended to be a commentary on Trump’s not-so-great America, well, what better genre than horror to spread the angst?

Margaret Atwood’s novel turns out to have been far more clairvoyant than even she believed it would be.

Jonathan Blumhofer November 26, 2021 at 11:49 am on Concert Review: John Williams’s Violin Concerto no. 2 at TanglewoodHi Randy, Thanks for your comment. Believe me, I’m no blind admirer of Williams: I agree that much (if not...
Randy November 25, 2021 at 9:08 pm on Concert Review: John Williams’s Violin Concerto no. 2 at TanglewoodI appreciate Jonathan Blumhofer bending over backwards to give John Williams's new concerto the benefit of the doubt. I cannot...
Ed Symkus November 25, 2021 at 8:41 pm on Film Review: “Karen Dalton: In My Own Time” – (One-of-a-kind musical find)Hi, Dick -- Thanks for the correction. I re-watched part of the documentary to find out exactly what was said...
Vincent Czyz November 25, 2021 at 12:21 pm on Book Review: Samuel R. Delany’s “Dhalgren” — A Critical War of WordsThanks for that, Todd. It's incorrect in the book itself as well. I sent an email to the publisher. VCzyz...
Charles Giuliano November 25, 2021 at 12:21 pm on Book Review: “Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1870 to 2020, An Oral History” — Questioning the EliteThere are two encyclopedic museums in America, the MFA and Met. Both were founded in 1870. The met is bigger...