Black + White from the Fernanda Ghi Dance Company was provocative, dramatic, and oh-so-mysterious. The post Dance Review: Fernanda Ghi Dance Company " Passion, Fury, and Enigma appeared firs…
"What is the function of literary criticism in a Disinformation Age? Read, reread, describe, evaluate, appreciate: that is the art of literary criticism for the present time." -- Harold Bloo…
Literary critic Harold Bloom passed away at the age of 89 two days ago; here's an illuminating interview with Bloom from 2005. The post Book Interview: The Late Harold Bloom Talks Religion a…
I wanted to give my kids this gift of a book about them and for them. The post Author Interview: Tim O'Brien " The Sound of a Father's Voice appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
"They were pieces of shit when we shot 'em, but later on they became relics." The post Film Review: At BUFF-o-WEEN " The "Blood & Flesh" of Al Adamson, King of the Shoestring Budget appe…
This is a wonderfully readable book, sure-footed in its scholarship but hip and occasionally hilarious in its tone. The post Book Review: "Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem" " A Dazzling Study o…
No author has addressed the issue of sexual assault so much on her own terms, and in such a personal and powerful way. The post Book Review: "Know My Name: a memoir' " Required Reading appea…
Jeremy O. Harris's bold new play is wildly provocative and hysterically funny. The post Theater Review: A Shattering "Slave Play" Rattles Broadway  appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
Like Breaking Bad, El Camino subtly suggests that justice is a relative concept. The post WATCH CLOSELY: "El Camino" " Epilogue for an Anti-Hero appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
jaimie branch knows music has to be wild and dangerous and beautiful to cut through all the distractions of our times. The post Jazz Album Review: jaimie branch's "FLY or DIE II: bird dogs o…
In Cypress Grove, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes' deep Bentonia guitar remains pure and present, while his vocals, which have never sounded better, are solid and vibrant throughout. The post Blues Albu…
"I've put out records by myself before, but this is like 10 times the work!" The post Music Interview: Talking to Rocker Amy Rigby " Musician Turned Author appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
What remains so seductive about Almodovar is the way he replicates the movement of thought, creating a seamless weave between the story moving forward -- rather minimal in this case -- and t…
The highly entertaining gala celebrated the five decade long partnership between TV's Sesame Street and Harvard University. The post Arts Feature: "Sesame Street" Comes to Harvard University…
Steven Price creates a mid-twentieth century world that is filled with the same kind of conflicts that Lampedusa himself confronted in writing The Leopard, his great novel about nineteenth c…
The hit 1969 song "The Spirit in the Sky" by Malden's own Norman Greenbaum is the inspiration for one of several new works of public art. The post Music Interview: "Going to the Place That's…
Enjoy Boston Camerata's Free America! for its high spirits and its crafty, delicious way of making the iconoclasm of the past come alive. The post Classical CD Review: "Free America!, Early …
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles is nothing if not provocative fodder for a cinematic niche: the animated feature sheds intriguing light on one of the major film directors of the 20…
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks. The post Coming Attractions: October 6 through 22 " What Will Light Your…
Tinariwen's music exudes determination, the soulful energy of ethnic resilience. The post World Music Review: Tinariwen's Saharan Grooves appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
Had the curatorial parameters been tighter in concept, and more generous regarding the source of the work, the MFA might have produced a great, rather than just a good, exhibit. . The post V…
Christian Tetzlaff's brilliant account of Beethoven's Violin Concerto makes for a great album; Rachel Barton Pine's versions of Dvorák and Khachaturian violin concertos are songful; orche…
Brandeis' Rose Art Museum presents a creative, insightful look at urban blight. The post Visual Arts Review: Gordon Matta-Clark, Anarchitect " Anarchy + Architecture appeared first on The Ar…
To Paradise for Onions is a lovely album; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 's Transatlantic is spirited; Yannick Nézet-Séguin's Die Zauberflöte is lost in the crowd. The post Classical CD Re…
Screenwriter-director Todd Phillips knows well what he is doing in the calculated way he escalates the bloodshed in Joker. The post Film Review: "Joker" " Here Come the Killer Clowns appeare…