Martha, a kindergarten teacher played with usual soulfulness by Edie Falco, is a runner.

WSJ: Review: Edie Falco shines in touching 'The Madrid'

Would that we all managed to bring such care, pride and soulfulness to our work, and such excellence to our living spaces.

WSJ: Sam Maloof | The House That Sam Built | Comfort and Joy | By Jeremy Hildreth

His performance is large-spirited comic acting: a pure specimen of Celtic soulfulness, the magical substance that everyone else in the movie has been trying to produce synthetically.

NEWYORKER: Hear My Song