Film (2022)
Written and directed by Ruben Östlund
AMC Boston Common, Boston
Kendall Square Cinema, Cambridge, MA
A dark satire on power and social relationships, winner of the 2022 Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Reviewed by Tim Jackson
Tár
Film (2022)
Written and directed by Todd Field
With Cate Blanchett
A film about an acclaimed woman orchestra conductor who is suffering from stress and other psychological ailments.
Ada and the Engine
Play (2015)
by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Debra Wise
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
September 22 – October 23, 2022
An excellent production of a very good play, set in the mid-nineteenth century, about Ada Lovelace, frequently regarded as the inventor of computer programming, and Charles Babbage who envisioned and designed the first computer.
Much Ado About Nothing
Play (1599)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Boston Common
Boston, MA
July 20 – August 7, 2022
A lively and entertaining interpretation of the comedy about love, with a woman playing a female version of Benedick, Beatrice’s oppositional paramour.
Shades of Blue
Concert
Juliane Gardner: vocals
Chris Poulin: guitar, vocals
Surry Arts at the Barn
Surry, ME
July 8, 2022
A wonderfully smoky, jazzy, vocal duo with guitar accompaniment, doing lots of originals.