Luminous

‘The Luminous Life’ Review: A Portuguese Charmer Brimming With the Joys of Youth, Love and Lisbon

July 10, 2025

As quarter-life crises go, the one experienced by tousle-haired musician Nicolau in “The Luminous Life” looks more endurable than most. Yes, he’s unemployed, living at home, recently broke…

Joao Rosas Creates His Very Own Map of Lisbon in ‘The Luminous Life’ – and Makes a Case for Cinema as an ‘Act of Kindness’

July 6, 2025

In “The Luminous Life,” Portuguese director João Rosas shows off his hometown Lisbon – but chances are, you won’t recognize it. “It’s sentimental cartography: tourists don’t know these…

The Met’s Luminous New Rockefeller Wing Still Casts Some Shadows

June 30, 2025

It may be the most impressive of the recently modernized colonial collections, far surpassing Berlin’s much criticized Humboldt Forum. One laudable shift is the variety of media…