Laura Gibson's new album, Beasts of Seasons, is nothing short of a masterpiece, both for its flawless and often haunting execution and for its inspired statements on the human experience.

NPR: First Listen: Laura Gibson's 'Beasts Of Seasons'

"Bruges-La-Morte" ascends to the status of a masterpiece on the beauty of its prose (especially if you can read it in the French) as well as the refinement of its sensibility and the inherent drama of its plot.

WSJ: Georges Rodenbach | Bruges-La-Morte | Incarnating the World Within | Masterpiece by James Gardner

The result is a messy masterpiece, a portrait of turbulent transition, that constantly risks falling on its face but almost never does.

ECONOMIST: Fantasy with a moral

But Beckett's language, his depiction of humanity at its rawest and most moving, has established Godot as a 20th Century masterpiece.

BBC: Having 'frightening fun' waiting for Godot

Over 50 years after its first release, this brooding dream-like horror classic remains a cinematic masterpiece.

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