Gold’s value lies chiefly in the hearts and minds of those who seek it. The noble metal has driven humans to perpetrate ignoble acts on their quests to unearth it since at least 5000 B.C.E., when slaves divined for golden veins to lavish their Pharaohs with jewelry. The Incas even…
Delving into microeconomics and macroaggressions, Toni Erdmann, the dynamite, superbly acted third feature by writer/director Maren Ade, is social studies at its finest. This quicksilver, emotionally astute comedy operates on many different registers and moods: Whoopee cushions and gag teeth are part of the fun, but so too is a…
High fives, hijabs, and one bloody track meet.
Usagi Yojimbo, for starters.
“I want to do art that pushes the envelope, and blurs all the boundaries.”
Because books, photographs, and recordings matter.
From his fave sneakers to his go-to clippers.
“Tikkun Olam” spans five decades of her work.
Emma Stone, for starters.
Changes are already underway.
Your week = planned.
So many pussy hats.
Baby craziness, a mid-life crisis, and Steve The Buzzkill.
Its next season is bold.
The collective lost its Roosevelt Row space, but has a new show.
Sometimes community trumps art.
Presented by Arizona Citizens for the Arts and Governor Doug Ducey’s office.
Featuring Maren Mascarelli, Angelica Howland, and Rusty Ferracane.
Nastiness, new Liz Lerman work, and a Constitution convo.
“So much stuff goes wrong, it’s hilarious.”
Last June, after the death of Muhammad Ali, Michael Mann’s Will Smith–starring 2001 film Ali was briefly re-released in theaters. This allowed many of us to see it with fresh eyes. What felt like an ambitious but underwhelming biopic 15 years ago now seems more and more like a masterpiece…
M. Night Shyamalan appears again to be having a moment. His last film, 2015’s grandparents-gone-wrong horror flick The Visit, proved a small hit with critics and audiences alike, and his latest, this week’s multiple-personality abduction thriller Split, seems poised to do likewise. And why not? Both films are effective chillers…
