Arts Review

Published
March 7, 2021

Art review: See nature from a new angle in photo show at Cove Street Arts

Closeups of water, coronavirus collages and images of the sun are among the works in 'Abstract Nature.'
Published
March 7, 2021

In Stephen King’s latest, 6-year-old Jamie Conklin can see dead people

But if there are some horror tropes in 'Later,' King knows how to use them to best effect. Expect to be hooked fast.
Published
March 7, 2021

Two wives are drawn together by an erotic undertow in the ultimately frustrating ‘Affair’
Published
February 28, 2021

Andra Day astonishes as Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels’s maddeningly uneven biopic
Published
February 28, 2021

Opioid-epidemic drama ‘Crisis’ misses the mark

Published
February 28, 2021

Art review: Portland Museum of Art’s 2020 exhibit is probably as good as virtual gets

There are still some things missing from the experience, compared to in-person, but there are others gained from the online presentation of 'Untitled, 2020.'
Published
February 28, 2021

‘The Vigil’ a efficiently creepy horror film rooted in Jewish lore
Published
February 28, 2021

The first comprehensive guide to Maine’s birdlife in some 70 years gets everything right

Peter Vickery did not live to see his life's work published, but 'Birds of Maine' - engaging, gorgeous and packed with information - is a great testament to a great ornithologist.
Published
February 28, 2021

In India, the complicated truth behind the killing of two teenagers

What Sonia Faleiro learns while investigating the deaths of 'The Good Girls' who are the subject of her new book "reveals as much about the failings of India's law enforcement, media and politics" as about their murder.
Published
February 21, 2021

’17 Blocks’ opens a remarkable documentary window into the life of a family in Washington, D.C.

A companion piece to a documentary called "Time," the film uses nearly two decades of footage to chronicle the challenges encountered by a 9-year-old boy's family in Washington, D.C.