Michael C Smith

Book Review: Two Glimpses of Caribbean Culture in a Year without Carnival

A pair of recent books help keep the glorious spirit of Carnival alive.

Michael C. Smith’s new Boston Carnival photo book proves that “Culture Lives Here.”

Pope Brock March 3, 2021 at 10:41 am on Film Review: “I Care a Lot” — Vague VillainyRegarding Dianne Wiest: I assumed the movie would be a contest between her and Pike, so I was surprised and...
Marian Kornicki March 3, 2021 at 8:47 am on Film Review: “I Care a Lot” — Vague VillainyI’m delighted and excited that J Blakeson has made a feature film about a decades-long enterprise that is growing. It...
Marian Kornicki March 3, 2021 at 8:24 am on Film Review: “I Care a Lot” — Vague VillainyI thought the film finally exposed a decades long scam. It is art imitating life. There is a public myth...
Bruno Råberg March 3, 2021 at 8:08 am on Music Profile: Violinist, Teacher, Composer, and Arranger Mimi Rabson — Making a Life in ArtIt is so great to read this feature on Mimi and Dave. They have both been friends and colleagues of...
David Daniel March 2, 2021 at 9:52 pm on March Short Fuses – Materia CriticaThanks for the mixed bag of reviews; enjoyed them all. If one phrase might suffice to sum up the zeitgeist,...