Music Preview: The Wood Brothers " Broad Support for Their Eclectic Sound by Arts Fuse Editor

The Wood Brothers are giving Massachusetts audiences plenty of opportunities to catch them live.

Coming Attractions: September 10 through 26 " What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Food Feature: At Juliet's " Gather Ye Beach Roses While Ye May…. by Arts Fuse Editor

Sub-titled "An Ode to the New England Shoreline," Beach Rose offers three or five courses, depending on the time (and budget) you have.

TV Review: "The Defenders" " Netflix's Comic Book Big Bang? by Arts Fuse Editor

Netflix has spent the past two and a half years slowly setting the stage for the grittiest superhero universe yet.

Stage Commentary: Critical Limitations " And Theatrical Neglect by Arts Fuse Editor

Boston theater critics value stage venues that are "convenient" and "familiar."

Film Review: "Served Like a Girl" " A Unique Look at Women in Combat by Arts Fuse Editor

Served Like a Girl offers an intense and gratifying look at the first wave of American women in combat.

Book Review: "Mrs. Fletcher" " Genially Amusing Sexual Satire by Arts Fuse Editor

Tom Perrotta zeroes in on liberal pieties, a sure way to spice up the fun he has with our current cultural obsessions.

Book Review: "The Customer Is Always Wrong" " Counterculture Behind the Counter by Arts Fuse Editor

Theater Review: "Plank" " A Magical Mystery Tour by Arts Fuse Editor

Plank is a dream play that celebrates the state of dreaming (rather than consuming).

Film Review: "Night of the Vampire" Marathon " A Bloody Good Time by Arts Fuse Editor

The HFA marathon is a wonderful blend of arty and popular films that span the decades and feature bloodsuckers.

Theater Review: Viva "Wittenberg" at Peterborough Players by Arts Fuse Editor

Davalos's fast-paced wittiness and director Keith Stevens' deft management of dramatist's words and dramatic action keep us in stitches.

Dance Review: "no plan b" " An Amazing 'A' Game by Arts Fuse Editor

no plan b is a mind-expanding journey that toys with transformation: of time, space, the elements, and the serendipity of discovery.

Coming Attractions: August 29 through September 12 " What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

NYC Theater Review: It's August " Festival Time in Manhattan by Arts Fuse Editor

The performances were variable, but their messages could not have been timelier ... or more necessary.

Book Review: "The Language of Light" " History With a Point of View by Arts Fuse Editor

Gerald Shea's is a powerful voice for not only the legitimacy of Sign Languages of the Deaf, but also for visual communication as an essential human right.

Theater Review: "Henry IV" " A Bold But Overreaching Stroke by Arts Fuse Editor

So, how do you come away from a lukewarm production with such positive feelings?

Fuse Appreciation " Jerry Lewis, A Comic Actor of Glorious Contradictions by Arts Fuse Editor

We're losing Lewis's generation of Depression-bred, Borscht Belt-weaned entertainers with their un-ironic neediness for laughs and their canny way of getting them.

Visual Arts Review: "Showdown!" at the MFA " More Like Kumbaya! by Arts Fuse Editor

A face-off between these two artists is ridiculous because picking a favorite is pointless.

Film Review: "The Trip to Spain" " Out of Decadence, Epiphany by Arts Fuse Editor

We want to see how looming middle age is treating these two friends, whose intersecting careers and self-images shape their relationship.

Book Review: Richard A. Posner " A Rare Judge Who Tells Us How He Really Feels by Arts Fuse Editor

Why didn't a legal mind as brilliant as Richard Posner's get to the Supreme Court? One suspects his candor and bluntness.

Coming Attractions: August 13 through 31 " What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Preview: NH's Hopkins Center " Helping to Create and Showcase the Performing Arts by Arts Fuse Editor

The Hop, as it is known, is more than a collection of performance venues; it plays an active role in developing art and artists.

Visual Arts Interview: "Modern Fossils" " Glimpses of the Future? by Arts Fuse Editor

When I saw images of the sculptures made by Christopher Locke -- a series entitled Modern Fossils -- I was stunned

Film Review: "I Called Him Morgan" " A Superb Jazz Documentary by Arts Fuse Editor

I Called Him Morgan has been lauded as one of the best films of the year, and rightfully so.

Film Review: "Lost in Paris" " Earthy Yet Surreal Fantasy by Arts Fuse Editor

Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon's vision tries to elevate the everyday to a realm of magic by way of the absurd.

Visual Arts Commentary: The Berkshire Museum Violates Ethics to Sell 40 Works for $50 Million by Arts Fuse Editor

Why is The Berkshire Museum a sinking ship?

Visual Arts Review: The Design Language of Ettore Sottsass " at 100 by Arts Fuse Editor

Ettore Sottsass saw design as more than just an aesthetic achievement: it ideally served up an indelible experience.

Book Interview: Thomas Kitson on a Neglected Gem of Russian Modernism by Arts Fuse Editor

Iliazd is more interested in working through all the possible reasons that generate behavior rather than grappling with issues of morality.

Coming Attractions: July 30 through August 15 " What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Book Review: "No Is Not Enough" " Damned by Branding by Arts Fuse Editor

Naomi Klein argues that the more anxious we are, the more vulnerable we are to politically opportunistic manipulation.

Film Review: "Landline" " A Compelling Comedy-With-Drama by Arts Fuse Editor

Landline is a textured, often funny and subtly acted portrait of a family experiencing rumblings set off by sexual affairs.