Review

Film Review: “Ophelia” is Revisionist, Romantic, Ravishing

June 30, 2019
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Ophelia is moving, intoxicating, haunting: the most visually pleasurable film I’ve seen so far this year.

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Book Review: Female Sexuality — From a Woman’s Point of View

June 29, 2019
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Neither narrative proffers an uplifting tale of female empowerment, but that is precisely their strength.

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Book Review: A Critical Look at Barbra Streisand’s Career

June 29, 2019
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Ethan Mordden’s exhaustive take on Barbra Streisand may not be what diehard fans are looking for.

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Film Feature: STREAMING DOCS — Summer 2019

June 28, 2019
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What are the best new documentaries on digital platforms? Look no further.

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Book Review: “Five Cities” — Urban Meditations on Turkish History and Culture

June 27, 2019
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Five Cities is a species of psychogeography, a deep map, that weighs the effects of topography, urban environments, and monuments of the past on mood and perspective.

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Jazz CD Review: Satoko Fujii’s “Confluence” — Invigorating Experiments

June 27, 2019
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Satoko Fujii and Ramon Lopez are clear-eyed adventurers; this is free jazz that shimmers with inquisitive transparency.

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Dance Review: “Dances by Isadora” — Freedom to Move

June 26, 2019
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A passion for authenticity characterized this mesmerizing program from beginning to end.

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Film Review: Report from the 2019 Provincetown Film Festival, Part Two

June 26, 2019
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Finding independent films that may or may not receive wider distribution, as well as talking to filmmakers anxious to answer questions about their work, are great reasons to travel to the Provincetown Film Festival.

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Film Review: “Echo in the Canyon” — LA’s Land of the Giants

June 26, 2019
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Echo in the Canyon is a sublimely moving documentary celebration of a nonpareil moment when, a half century ago, the Southern California scene boasted giants of music.

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Film Review: Rolling Thunder Revue — A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

June 25, 2019
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It’s worth pointing out that Martin Scorsese’s documentaries, especially his music-based ones, can be as powerful as his fictional work.

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