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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
On the evening of Sept. 16, thousands of people across several generations streamed into TD Garden. But who was drawing in this eclectic mix of young and old? None other than the masterful composer Hans Zimmer, who has scored films ranging from “Kung Fu Panda” to “Rain...
Conan Gray is glad he’s here.
Under a spotlight on the stage at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sept. 26, Gray told the crowd of 5,000 people that there have been times in his life where he felt as though things would never get better. But once good friends, music and...
Ever since the release of her last album, “emails i can’t send,” in 2022, Sabrina Carpenter’s fame has steadily been on the rise. With her memorable performances opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and iconic sense of style, Carpenter has become a household name and...
Nearly 30 years after the release of the 1996 film “Twister,” the highly anticipated sequel “Twisters” stormed into theaters July 19 with a promise of heart-pounding action and a fresh take on a beloved classic. As excitement built for “Twisters,” one question was...
Meagan Ellis, news correspondent
• August 11, 2024
Over 400 years ago, Shakespeare wrote, “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”
Director, producer and screenwriter Greg Kwedar begs to differ. In his striking film “Sing Sing,” Kwedar asks, what about the head that wears a cowboy hat, or an ancient Egyptian headdress?
Creativity...
“It’s good to be home,” New England native and fast-rising star Noah Kahan said to the crowd of 38,000 people that packed into Fenway Park July 19. Fans flocked to the iconic stadium for the closing show of Kahan’s two-night stint in Boston as part of the “We’ll All...
Even over 50 years after its original release, “2001: A Space Odyssey” left the audience at my local theatre gasping, laughing and begging for more. During a brief intermission in the film, the audience roared with excitement. Some were confused, others were thrilled and...
