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Caravaggio at 450: A maverick Realist painter in the Baroque era

September 27, 2021 By Jenny Farrell

Caravaggio is most frequently considered a Baroque artist. How true is this?

‘Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster,’ a nonfiction creature feature

September 24, 2021 By Ed Rampell

You 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).

David Byrne’s ‘America’s Utopia’ encourages global concern for our fellow human beings

September 23, 2021 By Jo Allen-Eure

Less 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.

‘Lizastrata’: Make eros, not thanatos, says Aristophanes

September 15, 2021 By Ed Rampell

The Troubadour Theater Company’s uproarious mounting of Lizastrata at the Getty Villa’s amphitheater is the latest of countless versions of Aristophanes’ Greek classic Lysistrata.

‘The Unusual Suspects’: Round them up!

September 13, 2021 By Michael Berkowitz

Unusual Suspects is also notable for its clear-eyed observations on the class dynamics between servants.