Film Review | Winning Formulae
‘F1’— the fast-paced feel good hit of the summer movie crop, is a winning picture on its own modest terms.
Author: Josef Woodard
Film Review | ‘Sorry Baby’, Finding Light in the Dark, Baby Steps
Eva Victor’s quietly brilliant film deals with sexual and existential trauma in a humane and cinematically quirky way.
ON the Beat | Academy’s Mahler Moment, Writ Large
Music Academy of the West closes out 78th festival with a big, protracted bang, courtesy of Mahler’s sprawling Symphony No. 3.
Jazz Muse in Groove Land: The Robert Glasper Story
Famed keyboardist and bandleader makes his local debut at the Lobero Theatre.
Film Review | ‘Eddington’ — A Masked Manic Fable
Ari Aster’s latest filmic head trip, “Eddington,” skillfully plays with genre and viewer expectations, with Joaquin Phoenix as co-conspirator.
ON the Beat | A Meditative Maverick Passes, RIP Daniel Lentz
Famed “new music” composer Daniel Lentz, a so-called minimalist rebel with strong ties to and history in Santa Barbara passes.
Review | Attitude Problem Child, the Good Kind: Father John Misty Returns
Father John Misty serves up another art-popping, mysterious yet charismatic set at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
Review | Trumping the Don
Music Academy of the West’s annual mid-summer opera tradition brings Mozart’s Masterpiece ‘Don Giovanni’ to the Granada, with professional opera company splendor.
Review | Burrowing into Beethoven, à la Denk
Renowned Music Academy faculty member Jeremy Denk presents an epic three-night survey of Beethoven Sonata, in “fireside chat” format.
ON the Beat | Ventura Calling, with Serious Music Business
The Ventura Music Festival, purveyor of classical, jazz, and other musical menu items, celebrates 30th anniversary with Joshua Redman as headliner.
