Anxiety was a main character of many lives this year, so of course she shows up in one of the top movies. Here are 2024's ...

When I watched it again this weekend in my house, streaming via the film’s permanent home on Netflix, the scene remained an impressive display of the intense power of playwright August Wilson ...

That situation has a chance to repeat itself with The Piano Lesson, another Wilson play. "Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows the lives of the ...

SEE ALSO: August Wilson's 'The Piano Lesson' film adaptation gets powerful trailer This does, at times, lead to a literalization of the show's looming metaphors (the play has fantastical elements ...

It’s a shame, because when Washington does flex his budding directorial muscles, The Piano Lesson finds its melody. This drama works best when it’s not taking its cues directly from its source ...

The Piano Lesson Rated PG-13 for scenes of trauma and violence, some language, and some ghosts. Running time: 2 hours 5 minutes. Watch on Netflix. An earlier version of this review described ...

Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson is a poignant and thought-provoking adaptation that captures the spirit of August Wilson’s play while offering a fresh cinematic perspective. Though not without ...

To put it simply, a piano is the soul of a home. Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson tells the story of one family’s piano and the deep history found in its carved wood and ivory keys.

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. By The New York Times Books Staff The poet set the course for her revolutionary career early ...

When I started to watch The Piano Lesson, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I had only read a vague synopsis of the plot—a tale about a Black family's relationship with a special heirloom during the ...