‘The African Desperate’ Expands the Movies’ Narrow View of the Art World
Most films set adjacent to studios and galleries lampoon unfathomable pretension, but Martine Syms takes a more nuanced approached in her look at art schools.
How to Be Medea? Summon Your Anger and Despair, and Hit the Gym.
Sondra Radvanovsky has taken on one of opera’s most grueling roles. “You can’t just act it,” she said. “You really have to live it.”
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‘The Fire that Took Her’ Review: An Unflinching Portrait of Pain
This documentary charts the case of Judy Malinowski, a young mother who suffered debilitating burns after being set on fire by a man she had dated.
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Cavetown’s Heartfelt Bedroom Pop Brings Kindness to a Cruel World
The 23-year-old British singer-songwriter Robin Skinner has a listenership devoted to his sensitive (but not despairing) music.