January 7, 2026 - Joyce Kulhawik, Salem Poet Laureate J.D. Scrimgeour, and Alison Croney Moses

Joyce Kulhawik joins The Culture Show with highlights from the annual voting of the Boston Society of Film Critics, following their marathon session at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, which could be an indicator of this year’s Oscar contenders. The Boston Society of Film Critics awards crowned Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, as Best Picture, alongside honors for standout performances, documentaries, animation, and the repertory screenings that kept Boston’s movie houses buzzing. Joyce Kulhawik is a Culture Show contributor, an Emmy-award winning arts and entertainment reporter and President of the Boston Theatre Critics Association. You can find her reviews at Joyce’s Choices.Salem’s inaugural Poet Laureate, J.D. Scrimgeour, discusses writing about the “other Salem” — the daily, lived-in city beyond witch-trial lore and Halloween tourism. As part of the Salem 400+ celebrations, he talks about  his new book “Poet in High Street Park: Prose & Poetry for Modern Salem.”  On January 11, he’ll be at the Peabody Essex Museum for a PEM Reads event, reading from and discussing his new book as part of the official Salem 400+ celebrations. To learn more go here.Boston-based sculptor Alison Croney Moses is one of four artists featured in this year’s Foster Prize exhibition at Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, on view through January 19. She joins us to talk about her work, receiving the 2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize, and what it takes to carve out a life and career as an artist in Boston. To learn more about the James and Audrey Foster Prize and exhibition go here.