Books
-
Review: In Lea Michele, ‘Funny Girl’ Has Finally Found Its Fanny
Though it can be a great vehicle, “Funny Girl” has rarely been a great ride. Even its first-rate Jule Styne…
-
Curators for the 2024 Whitney Biennial Are Announced
The Whitney Museum of American Art has tapped two curators with vastly different profiles to helm its 2024 Biennial exhibition:…
-
Guess Who’s Coming to Mordor
Emilia Clarke does not have purple eyes. Her character in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” Daenerys Targaryen, is described in the…
-
On ‘Fossora,’ Björk Is a Daughter, a Mother and a Universe
No way around it: “Fossora,” Björk’s 10th studio album, can be heavy going, thorny and intense. But it’s well worth…
-
‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Review: Still Spelling Trouble
Disney’s “Hocus Pocus” is one of the company’s few true cult classics; after an initial negative reception when it was…
-
‘InHospitable’ Review: Fight for Survival
“InHospitable” is a decent advocacy documentary that compellingly argues a couple of points that aren’t easy to make compelling onscreen.…
-
Art’s New Perch: Your Neck, Not Your Wall
It looks at a glance like a monument, a towering edifice of painted wood and brass. But on closer inspection,…
-
A Notoriously Jinxed Concert Hall Is Reborn, Again
The hall has shrunk and become warmer, more intimate. The audience now surrounds the stage, with some seats close enough…
-
Review: In ‘Monochromatic Light,’ Artists Saturate and Vacate Space
If you write a musical composition in homage to Morton Feldman’s “Rothko Chapel,” and if you premiere it in the…
-
‘Blonde’ Review: Exploiting Marilyn Monroe for Old Times’ Sake
Given all the indignities and horrors that Marilyn Monroe endured during her 36 years — her family tragedies, paternal absence,…