5. John Cale and Terry Riley: “Ides of March” (1971)Here’s something from the more avant-classical side of Cale: a long, gloriously cacophonous composition driven by piano and not one but two drummers,...
Read moreYou don’t often see a realistic story about sabotaging Texas oil infrastructure on American movie screens, but “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” dramatizes in detail the bombing plot of a group...
Read moreNASHVILLE — “Bless your heart!”Lucinda Williams delivered the Southern benediction in her distinctive drawl. She has a memoir coming out soon, and Ms. Williams, the celebrated singer-songwriter who has been compared to...
Read moreLast year, on a soulful covers EP, the eternal American Idol Kelly Clarkson channeled what certainly seemed like some post-divorce energy into a fiery rendition of Billie Eilish’s breakup anthem “Happier Than...
Read moreIt’s hard to pick the most surreal part of Julius Avery’s new horror film. It could be that the main character is based on the very real Rev. Gabriele Amorth, who used...
Read more‘Infinite Sea’Rent or buy on Amazon or Vudu.The writer-director Carlos Amaral’s debut feature seems to be set in the 1980s, including repeated shots of boxy computer consoles with flickering data scrolling on...
Read moreHaving seen Paravel and Castaing-Taylor’s other work, Crémieux, now chief executive for Marseille’s university hospitals, recognized that he had no idea what they would make. “Whatever the rational discussion could be at...
Read moreBut Mr. Abrams was no cheerleader. Under his watch, the Eye chronicled the ravages of crack cocaine, the devastation of AIDS and the rising tide of gentrification, all of which would ultimately...
Read moreFor Mollie Gathro, live theater was a once-a-year indulgence if the stars aligned perfectly.Gathro has degenerative disc disease and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, resulting in joint pain, weakness and loss of mobility. Because of...
Read moreFar too often, “The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die,” an incomprehensible period epic based on the five-season television series “The Last Kingdom,” mistakes the mere presence of blood for a compelling...
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