John Cullen

Book Review: “Happy Are the Happy” — You Can’t Get There from Here

Yasmina Reza’s dollhouse of a novel is a miniaturist’s miracle.

Book Review: “The Barcelona Brothers” — A Nasty Piece of Spanish Noir

International noir novels no longer revolve around exotic police procedurals or gimmicky detective stories. They aim to pound readers into the pavement.

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...
Matt Hanson February 21, 2020 at 6:18 pm on Film Review: “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael” — Rebellion Has an Expiration Date"My Arts Criticism students at Boston University don’t get Kael’s obsession with the inviolate power of the low, her disdain...
Paul Wesel February 21, 2020 at 4:45 pm on Theater Review: “She the People” — Part Protest Rally and Part CatharsisDebra Cash is so darned good one wonders why she isn’t writing for the Globe - or, heck, why not...
Bruce Shaw February 21, 2020 at 2:48 pm on Arts Commentary: Politics IS Performance — A Director Evaluates the CandidatesIt's rare to read something about the primaries/election that has a new and fresh take on the subject, and is...

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Book Review: “Happy Are the Happy” — You Can’t Get There from Here

Book Review: “The Barcelona Brothers” — A Nasty Piece of Spanish Noir

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