Joan Brown

Book Review: “The Mary Julia Paintings of Joan Brown” — In a Pantheon All its Own

Poet William Benton’s slender and beautiful book can safely be described as sui generis.

What Nerve! takes an innovative and fresh take on a little-noticed but piquant tributary of American art.

Adele Mathis February 23, 2020 at 4:40 pm on Film Review: “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael” — Rebellion Has an Expiration DateIsn't the wok of any critic always going to be personal? Certainly this review by Mr. Marx is. He seems...
Susan Sugarman February 23, 2020 at 12:25 pm on Concert Review: The Noah Preminger Group — Balancing the Cerebral and the PhysicalThat 49 minutes felt to me like history being made. I missed Trane and Hendrix, but not Lampert. Just wait.......
John Pollock February 23, 2020 at 8:06 am on Concert Review: Lucas Debargue and the Boston Philharmonic at Sanders TheatreWhat a false representation. The pianist was unable to play. Small sound and mamy times wasn’t together with the orchestra....
Tom Connolly February 21, 2020 at 8:01 pm on Film Review: “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael” — Rebellion Has an Expiration DateAlong with disillusionment with Susan Sontag, falling out of love with Pauline Kael has are milestones marking my 21st century...
Bill Marx February 21, 2020 at 7:23 pm on Film Review: “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael” — Rebellion Has an Expiration DateKael is nothing if not inconsistent -- all critics are, though because of the extremity of her views the whiplash...