In ‘You Only Call When You’re in Trouble,’ the rigid rules of sexual-orientation segregation do not apply.
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Political premise elevates sci-fi thriller ‘I.S.S.’
Set on the International Space Station, the movie “I.S.S.” is a modest but satisfyingly suspenseful thriller whose central conflict between the six members of the station’s half-American, half-Russian crew is precipitated by a decidedly earthbound crisis. Shortly after arriving aboard the research facility – a high-tech, orbiting laboratory where we’re told its harmoniously cohabitating scientists […]
A beautiful, tricky novel questions the way we tell love stories
Cynthia Zarin’s first novel, ‘Inverno,’ finds the acclaimed poet zigzagging with a pair of ex-lovers through decades.
Art review: Despite ‘traditional’ theme, packed photo show contains many surprises
‘Traditional Painting Genres in Photography’ is up at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland through the end of the month.
A trio of debut children’s books celebrate global foods and cultures in very different ways
Taiwan-born X. Fang and Lebanese American George Jreije pay tasty homage to their respective backgrounds.
‘The Book of Clarence’ mixes faith and farce
With “The Book of Clarence,” British musician-turned-filmmaker Jeymes Samuel does for the biblical sword-and-sandal epic what he did for westerns in his feature debut, “The Harder They Fall,” a tongue-in-cheeky cowboy action film featuring a predominantly Black cast and a story loosely based on historical figures. The new film is a shot in the arm […]
Bonnie Jo Campbell’s ‘The Waters’ is pure magic
The author’s first novel in a dozen years (her last was “Once Upon a River”) sprinkles pixie dust on a world of resilient women and hardscrabble farmers.
‘When the Island Had Fish’ is a portrait of Vinalhaven through its most prominent industry
Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to ‘fished out.’
Art review: At a pair of Midcoast galleries, emotional evocations of a sense of place
Experience the profound depth at solo shows featuring the work of Elaine K. Ng at Interloc in Thomaston, and of Conrad Guertin at Triangle Gallery in Rockland.
These crime novelists have been writing what they know
Recent novels by Jaime Lynn Hendricks, Jesse Q. Sutanto and Val McDermid feature crime writing in their plots.