1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (237+ words) However well or ill this smoldering novel works, it is undeniably compelling, with an ending neither tragic nor happy. How is it "unsettling? Because at times it is difficult to figure out what is going on, what is dreamlike and…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (407+ words) Hacks has been one of the best sitcoms in recent years. One of the fun parts of living in LA as a film/TV critic is that, on occasion, I am invited to Hollywood-esque events. The most recent one I…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (919+ words) The Arts Fuse Theater Review: Spinning Kindness and Connection " "Charlotte's Web" at Wheelock Family Theatre With its production of Charlotte's Web, WFT has created a lovely, balanced experience " by turns obvious and full of nuance " that offers life lessons in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (19+ words) Film Review: "John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office" - A Sober Look at a Psychedelic Mind'The Arts Fuse...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (303+ words) Vicky Osterweil examines how Unca Walt's empire imposes a politically dangerous, patriarchal form of homogenization across all its intellectual properties'from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the MCU) to cartoons, to Star Wars films and shows, and to amusement park "experiences." The…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1400+ words) The Arts Fuse Classical Music Commentary: Boston's Lost Opportunity " How the BSO Board Chose Charles Munch over Leonard Bernstein In Boston, Leonard Bernstein might have sustained Serge Koussevitzky's bold adventure"and changed the course of American classical music. The current…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (413+ words) By Ralph P. Locke This is one of the most welcome, ear-opening recordings I've heard in recent years, easily capable of restoring Ferdinand Hiller to the position he once held as the composer of highly accomplished, enjoyable, and intriguing works. Ferdinand…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (492+ words) A renovated and flexible performance space with unlimited free parking is what every theater company from Boston to Portland dreams of. Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl. Directed by Nathan Gregory. Scenic design by Tracy Washburn and Steve Underwood. Costume design…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (927+ words) Film Review: "Mother of Flies" " Nature is, Well, Healing'The Arts Fuse Film Review: "Mother of Flies" " Nature is, Well, Healing This is pure cinema, unpretentious, rough-hewn, mystical, conjured from the earth, offered up at the forest altar of whatever flesh-and-blood…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (202+ words) Three light-hearted books about family life reveal deeper meanings. On Our Way! What a Day! by Ja Nay Brown-Wood. Illustrated by Tamisha Anthony. Penguin Random House, 2025. Lola's Perfect Hideout! by Anna Mc Quinn. Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw. Charlesbridge, 2026. The Blue…...