Aaron Swartz is indeed a martyr, but there's more here. The film identifies an ongoing battle over control of information as much as it explores a troubled life that ended far too soon.
There is more than one way to tell the truth, "The Good Lord Bird" reminds us again and again, and many reasons to cloak it in humor.
Each of Susan Metrican's pieces is coy and playful. Moving through the gallery is an adventure, visually and spatially.
In his performances, Philip Seymour Hoffman was able to give enormous depth to the loners, the scoundrels, the lost, the villainous, and the heartbroken.
Claire Kilroy's dark and fantastical comedy "The Devil I Know" nails the greed and rampaging ambition of the corrupt avatars of "the new Ireland" -- developers, bankers, and government pooh-…
One of the more fascinating contributions Pete Seeger made to our collective musical sensibility was the effortless way in which he introduced what we now call "world music" to his audiences.
The major film companies must divest themselves of their independent arms (which are anything but independent) and allow a return to the system that was in place for decades until greed and …
Sonny Landreth tours with an electric rhythm section, but Tuesday night found him in a quieter duo with Austin, TX steel guitarist and former Asleep at the Wheel member, the wonderfully-name…
By the end of the documentary, you're in no doubt that Whitey Bulger was beneath dignity. Though not in his own eyes. There's even vanity left in a crook who trims his white beard so scrupul…
By Drew Boggemes Since 2012, Matthew McConaughey has been doing some large-scale remodeling of his onscreen persona. He has taken an adventurous detour from a career largely made up of gener…
As with any Richard Powers novel, when you finish "Orfeo" you will have no doubt you are alive, awake, and likely ready to start over at page one.
In Donna Tartt's much-lauded third novel, Fabritius' painting "The Goldfinch" and the fleeting nature of, well, everything comes together for a brief and shining moment.
"The Genius of Marian," the new documentary from directors Banker White and Anita Fitch, depicts the bitter process of absorbing disaster, with White's mother as the subject.
Among the important things the filmmakers get right " the elemental pissiness of a scene that is far smaller than it is envisioned by the narcissists who once occupied it.
"With this new record, we said we were going to use every influence I have, we're basically going to rip the brakes out of the car and just push this thing down the hill."
The past weekend's Orpheum show " sold out for weeks beforehand, and drawing an impressive range of multi-generational hipsters " wasn't the same old thing for The Pixies.
There can be no doubt that Malevich was right, and that since February 1914 reason has played a distinctly subordinate role in human affairs, including art.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, dance, film, and theater that's coming up this week.
Using her family's history as a springboard, Julia Franck has created exemplary figures forced to navigate the treacherous shoals of her country's history.
This week's show found both acts -- Leon Russell and Hot Tuna -- kicking"with huskier voices and slower tempos, to be sure.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in dance, music, film, and theater that's coming up this week.
Few artists in history have been as multifarious and prolific as Paul Klee--only Picasso and Ernst come to mind.
Evaluating actress Judi Dench is akin to watching a great athlete do a high dive or land a difficult jump on ice skates. She nails it so often that you half expect a row of judges to hold up…
Fuse Writer Harvey Blume supplies some quotations for the new year.
Melissa Ferrick joined the songwriting faculty at Berklee, where she dropped out as a student two decades ago. The Berklee influence may account for the increased craft in her songs,.