ARTS HEADLINES
TELEVISION
Independent Spirit Awards expand to television
Those vying for New Scripted Series are HBO’s “I May Destroy You,” Apple TV+’s “Little America,” Amazon’s “Small Axe,” Hulu’s “A Teacher,” and Netflix’s “Unorthodox.” 1 hour ago
Actor Denis O’Hare on ‘King Lear,’ Trump, and the one role he never wants to play again
The versatile O'Hare will be appearing in “The Actor’s Craft," an online series hosted by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company.
MOVIES
Excavating more than just the past in ‘The Dig,’ on Netflix
A deep bowl of British-movie comfort food, based on the true story of a late-1930s excavation in Suffolk. Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes make a marvelous pair as the aristocrat who owns the land and the self-taught archeologist digging into it
MOVIES
In Focus: ‘9to5: The Story of a Movement’ resets the clock
Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar show how far we have progressed in 50 years to reach this point and recall the courageous steps that helped get us here, taken by those fed up with the status quo.
MOVIES
Denzel Washington is on the case in ‘The Little Things’
A brooding serial-killer cop thriller starring the decidedly odd couple of Denzel Washington and Rami Malek, whose acting styles clash rather than meld.
MUSIC
Boston Lyric Opera drops a fully animated ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ production
The company brought plenty of creativity to its staging of Philip Glass’s 1988 opera.
MOVIE REVIEW
Two men sharing the journey of a life in ‘Supernova’
Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play partners taking a final road trip after one is diagnosed with early-onset dementia.
So you loved Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem. Here’s who to read next
Poetry recommendations for those inspired by "The Hill We Climb."
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MUSIC
Finally, conductor Anna Rakitina makes her BSO debut
The assistant conductor’s scheduled dates were scuttled by coronavirus, so she'll make her debut with a made-for-streaming program.
TELEVISION
‘Great and Small’ solace for trying times
The current PBS “Masterpiece” series more than does a good job of taking you far away from the present tense.
ARTS
Postering the city with literature and Black feminism
Arielle Gray’s “The Roots That Bind” poster project is part of the Boston Center for the Arts’ yearlong “Combahee’s Radical Call,” featuring public art installations that center on Black feminism.
TELEVISION
TV disagreements are the fun part of the job
My opinion about a show may not align with the views of many readers, which is . . . healthy.
Boylston’s Lazour brothers give their songs from ‘Cairo’ a second life
Instead of re-creating the songs as they were performed at the ART in 2019, the album emphasizes new interpretations.
BOOKS
Two Boston-area authors among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle Award
Maggie Doherty and Namwali Serpell, both of Harvard, are finalists for the awards, considered among the most prestigious in American letters. The awards for publishing year 2020 will be presented in March.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week’s TV: Biden-era ‘SNL,’ the story of QAnon, and slavery in Jamaica
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.
Poetry
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman ‘has always been an absolute supernova’
Poets and professors who know Gorman's work and have watched her rise knew she would shine brightly on the Capitol steps.