Culture
Caravaggio at 450: A maverick Realist painter in the Baroque era
September 27, 2021Caravaggio is most frequently considered a Baroque artist. How true is this?
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‘Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster,’ a nonfiction creature feature
September 24, 2021You don’t have to be a horror fan to enjoy Thomas Hamilton’s documentary Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (I’m not and I did).
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‘Midnight Mass:’ Horrific tale shows complex relationship of class and religion
September 24, 2021Is Heaven appealing because our reality has been made so brutal?
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David Byrne’s ‘America’s Utopia’ encourages global concern for our fellow human beings
September 23, 2021Less is more, keep it simple, untethered. All of these phrases accurately describe one of the most beautiful films I have seen in a long time.
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Paulo Freire, world educator, on his centennial—with a bonus Freire poem
September 22, 2021Because he is so admired outside of Brazil, Paulo Freire is sometimes revered for the wrong reasons.
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