What is left unsaid
‘The Farewell’ provides a nuanced take on Chinese and American cultures and family dynamics. With an outstanding cast and beautiful cinematography, the film is emotional and personal in a way that reveals love and strength within a family despite tension and cultural differences.
Here Be Draugens
While aesthetically striking, the short and ultimately lackluster gameplay of 'Draugen' falls into the category of games worth playing once (or thereabouts).
If only ‘Yesterday’ could feel like Now
'Yesterday' delivered on the marketed Beatles humor, but there wasn’t anything else under the surface.
A pointless remake
Before I start criticizing why Disney bothered making the movie in the first place, I will admit that it’s beautifully made. If nothing else, ‘The Lion King’ can show off how far we’ve come in the realm of CGI.
Another anime rhythm game
Developed by China-based PeroPeroGames, most of the musical selection in 'Muse Dash' comes from Chinese artists, ranging from energetic themes to love ballads to instrumental soundtracks.
Horror in broad daylight
The horror in this movie is definitely disturbing, though I personally expected more. A good amount of the horror takes place off-screen, and we are only ever exposed to the aftermath, which leads to the film feeling less like a horror movie and more like a study of grief and its emotional impacts.
Lost then found
I can now say for sure that Pixar has done a great job in ensuring the ‘Toy Story’ movies stay strong on their own as well as together. I welcome ‘Toy Story 4’ as a great sequel and probable end to the saga of Woody and Buzz Lightyear.
An unsatisfying revenge story
When the movie ended, the guy sitting next to me literally laughed for a whole minute. Now, I don’t know about you, but I don’t think that’s the kind of reaction any thriller-branded movie should get. In this case, however, it was well-deserved.
Rock ‘n’ roll, baby
I particularly enjoyed the musical aspect of the film. It was a great way of implementing some of Elton John’s greatest hits, such as “Tiny Dancer,” “Rocket Man,” “I’m Still Standing,” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” Even if it did lead to the film feeling more episodic, songs were often used to seamlessly transition between large moments in John’s life.
‘Detective Pikachu’ fails to shock
Ryan Reynolds provides a hilarious voice acting performance, which was never doubted. But is there anything more to this movie than his charm?
‘The Sun is Also a Star’ wants you to know it’s woke
“It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little about it.”
After you die...
Set to a techno-rock soundtrack that makes you want to put on a skeleton costume and dance, MTG’s rendition of Jasper in Deadland hits all the right spots.
Moonchild vibes at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
If you lean your head downwards and close your eyes, you might just find yourself being shaken awake and told that it’s time to go.
How can musicians make their instruments sing?
Both individually famous figures in the classical music world, Perlman and Kissin performed together as a part of the historical Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall. Although the performed pieces are often thought of as violin sonatas with piano accompaniment, this concert demonstrated that they could almost be the opposite.
All’s well that Endgame’s well
Yes, this movie is amazing. No, we won’t spoil anything.
Echoes of the Slow World
BBC Sounds delivers its eco-futuristic drama set in a world without nature, asking the question: how might people living there respond to the sounds of nature that had been forgotten?
Dancing with the blood
No printed words can do justice to the hypnotic experience created by the Batsheva Dance Company. Rather than anonymizing the individual in the troupe, each dancer bursts like a ray of sun through a quartz prism.
A cafe with coffee, cookies, and… CBD lattes?
Nestled in a cozy corner of Porter Square’s residential neighborhood, NOCA Provisions couldn’t be a more fitting environment for a slow afternoon paired with a steaming cup of coffee. Among freshly made oat parfaits, an assortment of baked goods, and a daily menu selection, what stands out are their unique lattes.
A full family affair
I know that as soon as Avengers: Endgame comes out in a month, everyone will forget all about Shazam!. But, before that happens, I recommend you take your friends or your family and step into a movie theater to enjoy the unblemished joy that is Shazam!.