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Kieran Culkin (left) and Jesse Eisenberg in "A Real Pain." The film took viewers through Poland, exploring the country's Jewish history and themes of generational trauma. Photo courtesy Searchlight Pictures.

Review: ‘A Real Pain’ taps into Jewish history with a powerful study of generational trauma

Daniel Patchen, news staff December 14, 2024

The story of Jews over the past century is one of deep pain and tragedy, yet also resilience and defiance, and their shared story relates to all humans more than most realize. In his sophomore directorial outing “A Real Pain,” Jesse Eisenberg explores modern Jewish history...

Cynthia Erivo stands in front of a broken window as Elphaba in "Wicked." Erivo showed off her vocal strength in the musical's various songs, most notably "Defying Gravity." Photo courtesy Universal Pictures.

Review: ‘Wicked’ is beyond deserving of the space it holds

Laura Emde, news staff December 5, 2024

After eight years of production, a change of director and multiple delayed releases, “Wicked” has finally made its way to the silver screen, proving that good things come to those who wait. The film has made $372.9 million worldwide at the box office since its Nov. 22 release...

Review: Tyler, The Creator shows off wide range of talents with latest album ‘CHROMAKOPIA’

Review: Tyler, The Creator shows off wide range of talents with latest album ‘CHROMAKOPIA’

Jessie Barrett, news correspondent November 28, 2024

In his eighth studio album, Tyler, The Creator makes an electric return to the music scene, debuting Oct. 28 and staying at No. 1 for three consecutive weeks and counting. The rapper and producer dropped “CHROMAKOPIA” as the follow up album to his 2021 release “CALL ME...

Abigail C. Onwunali (left) and Asha Basha Duniani on stage during a performance of “Sojourners.” The play followed four characters who move to Houston from Nigeria, and was the first of nine plays in the Ufot Family Cycle series. Photo courtesy Marc J. Franklin.

Review: A nine-part performance series begins with the touching ‘Sojourners’ at Huntington Theatre

Heidi Ho, news staff November 27, 2024

The Huntington Theatre Company opened “Sojourners,” the first play of Mfoniso Udofia’s ambitious nine-part Ufot Family Cycle series, Oct. 31. By definition, a sojourner is a person who stays in a place temporarily. In “Sojourners,” audiences follow four characters,...

Review: mxmtoon confronts heavy themes while remaining hopeful on ‘liminal space’

Review: mxmtoon confronts heavy themes while remaining hopeful on ‘liminal space’

Antaine Anhalt, news correspondent November 22, 2024

Mxmtoon’s newest and third studio album, “liminal space,” released Nov. 1, 2024, carries the artist’s dynamic essence more than ever. Since the 2022 release of “rising,” her second studio album, mxmtoon has released several singles, EPs and even a revisited version...

Ralph Fiennes (left) and Stanley Tucci star in “Conclave.” The film was made as a fictionalized rendition of the bureaucratic procedures that take place during a new pope’s selection. Photo courtesy Focus Features.

Review: ‘Conclave’ is an exhilarating account of papal ascendance

Jake Guldin, news staff November 8, 2024

When a pope dies, cardinals congregate in Vatican City to elect his successor: a God-fearing man capable of following in St. Peter’s footsteps and shepherding the Catholic Church, with its 1.39 billion members, for the rest of his mortal life. Though believers and skeptics...

Review: The chaotic calamity Sean Baker and Mikey Madison bring to ‘Anora’

Review: The chaotic calamity Sean Baker and Mikey Madison bring to ‘Anora’

Ian Dartley, news correspondent November 5, 2024

Sean Baker wants his audience to be locked into the present. There’s no need for a backstory, no requirement for extensive exposition and a refusal to “tell” — it’s all show. And that’s the crux of his newest film, “Anora.” The eighth feature film from the...

Nassim Soleimanpur unties the string binding the Act Two script together. Guest performers went in blind, unaware of the script contents until they stepped onstage. Photo courtesy David Monteith-Hodge.

Review: ‘Nassim’ unites audiences of all cultures with interactivity, guest actors

Heidi Ho, news staff October 23, 2024

The Huntington Theatre opened Iranian German playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s “Nassim” an experimental theatrical production about language and sharing of cultures Oct. 4. This two-person play is unique — the show features a different local guest performer each night,...

Sabrina Carpenter performs at TD Garden Oct. 3. Carpenter's show was split into three acts.

Review: Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’ Sweet’ tour brings retro vibes to TD Garden

Camryn Cunningham, news staff October 12, 2024

TD Garden was transported back to the 1970s for Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” tour Oct. 3. With humorous one-liners and commercial breaks, Carpenter expertly crafted a performance that emphasized her vocals, personality and stage presence. The concert began...

Luz Lopez, Daniel Rios Jr., Brogan Nelson, Rebekah Rae Robles and Paola Ferrer (left to right) star in "Laughs in Spanish." The show was written as a telenovela-style drama. Photo courtesy Nile Scott Studios.

Review: ‘Laughs in Spanish’ executes telenovela drama, family values with style

Heidi Ho, news staff October 11, 2024

SpeakEasy Stage Company opened its 34th season with Alexis Scheer’s “Laughs in Spanish,” a culturally rich telenovela mystery which debuted Sept. 13 at the Roberts Studio Theatre. “Laughs in Spanish” is the company’s first production of the 2024-25 season, and it...

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan stand on a raised platform as fans cheer and raise their hands. The two performed at TD Garden Sept. 28 for their "Sweat Tour."

Review: The ‘Sweat Tour’ marks a resurgence in club anthems and a long-awaited love letter to late musician SOPHIE

Ian Dartley, news correspondent October 9, 2024

After “brat summer’s” sunset for the season, Charli XCX and Troye Sivan rocked Boston Sept. 28 with a two-hour, pulsating and raucous performance that couldn’t have been a more accurate encapsulation of their joint tour’s branding. One could almost smell it from...

Vampire Weekend performs at TD Garden Sept. 27. The concert included a wide range of songs, both new and old.

Review: Don’t be fooled by their simple aesthetics — Vampire Weekend’s TD Garden show was anything but

Meghan Hirsch, news staff October 8, 2024

By the time indie pop trio Vampire Weekend took the stage Sept. 27, TD Garden was jam-packed. The crowd was mostly millennials — just like the band — with a few families mixed in. The stage setup was simple, with a black background reading “Vampire Weekend” in white...