SXSW finally came back full steam ahead after a few years slowed down by COVID. I’ve attended SXSW since 2012, and this was a year with all the bells ringing. The 2025 edition of the Conference and Festivals ran March 7 through 15. A Special Welcome Day one began with …
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Athena Film Festival Review: ‘Lilly’ Starring Patricia Clarkson
'Lilly' is based on the true story of Lilly Ledbetter who fought Goodyear and initiated passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
Read More »Concert Review: An All-Beethoven Program from Modus Operandi Orchestra, Pianist Alexandre Moutouzkine
Maestro Justin Bischof went with tried-and-true classics, and in their hands, bows, and embouchures Beethoven seemed to spring to life.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Inspector Ellis’
In this new UK crime drama, DCI Ellis (Sharon D Clarke) takes over failing investigations and gets them back on track.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Whitstable Pearl’ Season 3
Whether she's in her restaurant or out solving cases, Pearl (Kerry Godliman) cares deeply about the town of Whitstable.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Liberation’
'Liberation' questions and explores the strides of feminism in this time when the movement looks as if it has failed.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Marin Alsop and the New York Philharmonic Premiere Nico Muhly Violin Concerto
Nico Muhly's new Violin Concerto struck a sweet balance between experimental and accessible in a performance featuring violinist Renaud Capuçon.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Curse of the Starving Class,’ Starring Christian Slater, Calista Flockhart
Curse of the Starving Class Sam Shepard’s popular Curse of the Starving Class in a New Group revival thematically resonates with hunger, spiritually, psychically, emotionally. First appearing at the Public Theater, the play won an Obie for Best New American Play during the 1976-1977 season. Since then, Shepard’s sardonic comedy …
Read More »Music Review: Supertramp – ‘Live in Paris ’79’
This set will be a deep journey into nostalgia for Supertramp fans who were of impressionable age during the band's 1970s heyday.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Whitstable Pearl’ Season 2
In 'Whitstable Pearl' Season 2, Pearl (Kerry Godliman) encounters new puzzles as she expands her detective business.
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