HomeFront: Billie Holiday, Beethoven, and Bad Bunny, plus art to comfort and calm
By Marie Morris Globe Correspondent,Updated February 25, 2021, 6:35 p.m.
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Andra Day stars in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday."Takashi Seida/Hulu
Welcome back to HomeFront, where the moon is almost full, the snow is melting a little, and next week is March, can you believe it? Now that Iâve all but guaranteed a freak blizzard, here are some suggestions for cocooning entertainment.
FILM: The âelectrifyingâ Andra Day deserves better than
âThe United States vs. Billie Holiday,â an âearnestly scatteredâ effort that earns 2½ stars from Globe film critic Ty Burr. Day delivers âa marvel of dramatic and vocal technique as well as a full-on possession,â he writes. â[Y]ou canât take your eyes off Holiday, who in Dayâs performance is a diva and a lost soul, the nationâs conscience and her own worst enemy.â