The Latest Reviews
Matthew Lombardo channels his unfortunate Faye Dunaway experience into a very funny backstage comedy.
Will Titanique Sail Through Tony Season?
Titanique has come a long way from being a ‘ridiculou’ idea of two unemployed actors. They and the the show are on Broadway. Read what the critics think.
Riz Ahmed Makes a Magnetic Contemporary Hamlet
Riz Ahmed stars in the title role of this cleverly streamlined contemporary take on Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, playing the son of a powerful man wavering between madness and revenge
The Daring Polish Dramedy and Its Queer Protagonist
The Polish dramedy The Stroke has a queer protagonist, unusual for a country where queer identity remains such a politically charged issue.
Christian Petzold’s Latest Miroirs no. 3 Walks a Fine Line
Petzold, who both writes and directs, constructs a formally controlled and tidy work with everything calmly…too calmly… in its place,
NY Critics Rave About the Coolest Cats on the Block
The Andrew Lloyd Webber send-up of TS Eliot poems may live up to tagline ‘Now and Forever’ with the new ballroom version that opened this week on Broadway. Here is a round-up of the reviews.
The Outsiders Is a Remarkable Coming-of-Age Musical
The Tony-winning musical has sweat, blood, tears, a beautiful score and dynamic staging.
Synergy Is the Thing at the BSO
The synergy between musical director Andris Nelsons and the musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra has never felt stronger than it was this past Thursday night at Symphony Hall.
Women’s Fight for Equality Goes On (With Great Songs) in Suffs
Suffs chronicles how the 19th Amendment was passed with verve, charm, and a wealth of great songs, thanks to composer/lyricist Shaina Taub.
Humans Go the Way of the Dodo Bird in Remarkable Play
Jordan Harrison’s play travels four centuries in 100 minutes, chronicling the rise of the machine & the demise of humans.
Alpha Offers a Haunting Metaphor for the AIDS Epidemic
In Alpha, French filmmaker Julia Ducournau creates a heartbreaking story of the effect a mysterious, AIDS-like illness has on a family.
Stereophonic Looks Behind the Music
The Tony-winning Stereophonic, currently on national tour, looks behind the making of a seminal 1970s album by a band that resembles Fleetwood Mac.
Rooster Mutters More Than It Crows
The new Steve Carrell comedy is a mix of brilliant one-liners and juvenile gags.
Hookup App Creates Comic Havoc on HBO’s DTF St. Louis
The new HBO Max series DTF St. Louis is a puzzle box with seemingly endless twists and turns, but only a few moving parts.
Chicago Symphony Blazes Under its Youthful Conductor in Boston Concert
In pairing two Romantic warhorses, the charismatic conductor Klaus Mäkelä offered a crash-course in musical appreciation.
Joyfully Exhilarating Conan Gray Connects on Latest Tour
Nobody captures the inner world of Gen Z—especially its queer heart—quite like Conan Gray.
Joshua Harmon Remembers his ‘Nonna’ in Heartfelt, if Slight We Had a World
Playwright Joshua Harmon wonders why a woman who should not have been a mother could be such a fabulous grandmother in his autobiographical We Had a World.
Pillion — Padlocked And In Love
With his first feature, Pillion, writer-director Harry Lighton brings Adam Mars-Jones’ 2020 novel Box Hill to big-screen life and shatters the molds for rom-coms, queer romance movies, and biker myths.
John Lithgow, Olivia Colman Bring Their A-Games to Queer Domestic Drama Jimpa
There’s a family reunion of a very identity-fluid family at the heart of Jimpa, Sophie Hyde’s domestic drama.
Family Relationships Challenged in Gripping Danish Import Acts of Love
This Danish import is a psychologically complex fable of trauma, faith, and family
Mahler’s Mighty Third Receives Luminous Performance by the Budapest Festival Orchestra
The Budapest Festival Orchestra under Iván Fischer’s direction, made beautiful sense of Gustav Mahler’s sprawling Third Symphony in a concert sponsored by Vivo Performing Arts in collaboration with the Boston Lyric Opera.
Web’s Dark Side Makes for Volatile Confrontation in JOB
The off-Broadway and Broadway hitJOB makes for a disturbing cross-generational clash in an admirable production by the SpeakEasy Stage.
What’s Hot (and What’s Not) About Some Like It Hot
The recent musical adaptation of Some Like It Hot brings 21st century sensibilities into the mix; still much of seems like it was written in 1959, the year the film was released.
Jody Foster Is a Pleasure to Watch in Frothy Caper
In A Private Life, Jody Foster plays an American psychologist in Paris who finds herself in a mystery about the untimely death of a friend.
BSO Celebrates John Williams in Memorable Concert
The Boston Symphony Orchestra presented the numerous facets of John Williams’ work in a memorable concert.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Continues Gonzo Zombie Epic
The 28 Years horror franchise continues with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, the middle chapter of this gloriously bizarre series.
BSO Shows How Music Can Soothe During Troubled Times
An eclectic program, part of the BSO’s E Pluribus Unum: From Many One series showed the power of music to soothe in troubled times.
Sleekly Mounted The Sound of Music Plays to Musical’s Strengths
The R&H musical about the nuns, the nanny and the Nazis is surprisingly fresh and enjoyable in its current national tour.
Homegrown Peers Deep into MAGA Land and January 6
Filmmaker Michael Premo’s new doc uncovers shocks and surprises about America’s hard right extremists.
In Splendid Voice, Seth MacFarlane Swings with the Boston Pops on New Year’s Eve
Seth MacFarlane’s smooth vocals and impeccable musical scholarship, along with his wicked sense of humor, made for a memorable New Year’s Eve concert with the Boston Pops.
Wonder Succeeds Where It Matters Most
Wonder, the musical based on the best-selling novel and acclaimed film, succeeds where it matters most: in its message of kindness and acceptance.
The Testament of Ann Lee Is a Charismatic Puzzle
Amanda Seyfried stars in this offbeat musical that is a fascinating, noble failure
Unhappy Little Boy Blue
In Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, Ethan Hawke plays lyricist Lorenz Hart with much charm, too bad the film is a coy mix of fact and fiction.
Powerful The Secret Agent Speaks to Our Present
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent stars the luminous Wagner Moura in a powerful political thriller that speaks to our current state of affairs.
A Superb Merrily We Roll Along Transfers to the Screen
British director Maria Friedman brings her recent staging of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along to the screen, brilliantly.
It’s the Jessie Buckley Show in Moving Hamnet
Chloe Zhao returns to form with this transporting, gloomy but spiritually uplifting film version of the best-selling novel with an Oscar-worthy performance by Jessie Buckley.
Huntington Scores with a Terrific Fun Home
Queer cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s coming to terms with her queer father is the subject of this Tony Award-winning musical in a terrific production at the Huntington Theatre.
Last Days— Forcing Faith or Sharing Good News?
Last Days, Now on VOD, Weighs a Tragic History.
Great Chemistry Propels Heartfelt Sauna
Spectacular chemistry between the leads helps propel this heartfelt drama, and the joy and pain of young love shines through even as one misfortune follows another in this naturalistically realized, narratively inventive flick.
Corey Fogelmanis Anchors I Wish You All the Best
A queer coming-of-age movie remembers being 17 is chaos no matter who you are.
I Really Love My Husband is a Three-Body Problem
GG Hawkins finds the sweet spot in a complicated morass of sex and angst.
Back Again, The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show Celebrates Unapologetic Fabulousness
Drag Race icons BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon prove once again why they’re the reigning queens of Christmas (Sorry Mariah) as they deliver a dazzling mix of camp, comedy, and chaos that keeps audiences guessing at every turn.
Brendan Fraser Proves Connection is Priceless in Rental Family
When family is just a rental away, Brendan Fraser proves that connection is priceless.
Wicked: For Good Makes a Breathtaking Conclusion
Wicked: For Good is more than a musical—it’s an experience that will linger long after the curtain falls. A triumph of storytelling, performance, and visual artistry.
Peter Hujar’s Day – An Unexpectedly Captivating Two-Hander
Acclaimed queer writer/director Ira Sachs (Keep The Lights On, Passages) returns with an engaging look recreation of a day in the life of iconic queer photographer Peter Hujar, starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall.
Just Wild About Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Theatrical magic is served up big time in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a hugely entertaining and fanciful play that never ceases to amaze.
With Relentless Action, Abs & Humor, The Running Man Is Worth Catching (If You Can)
Glen Powell’s latest vehicle The Running Man is a turbo-charged thrill ride that finally gives Stephen King’s dystopian nightmare the adaptation it deserves — with abs, attitude, and adrenaline to spare.
Dark Twinless Isn’t What It Seems
Reflections and parallels abound, as do divisions and refractions, in writer-director James Sweeney’s impressively confident and visually inventive Twinless, a film where mirrors — and identical twins — seem to pop up around every corner.