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Film Review: “Black Mass” — Oh, What Could Have Been

September 22, 2015
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Rarely is an actor so completely miscast in such a pivotal role.

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Film Review: A Powerful “Black Mass” — We have our Whitey Bulger Movie

September 19, 2015
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When they watch Black Mass what are Bostonians seeing? A strange blend of reality and mythology.

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Visual Arts: Giant White Bunnies at the Lawn on D — Down the Pop Culture Rabbit Hole

July 11, 2015
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In recent years several serious artists, Amanda Parer among them, have created giant inflatable pieces with the aim of making cultural/political statements.

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Concert Reviews: The First Wave of Odyssey Opera’s “The British Invasion”

June 4, 2015
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To say that Odyssey Opera continues to set the bar for opera performances in Boston may be a bit superfluous, but it’s true.

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Visual Arts Review: Photographer Gordon Parks — Return to Fort Scott

April 25, 2015
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Back To Fort Scott, a compact, affecting exhibition of meticulously printed black and white photographs, is like a grainy, retro speed bump between the museum’s adjacent galleries.

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Film Review: “Casa Grande” – When the 1% Takes a Tumble

March 7, 2015
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In this powerful film, writer-director Fellipe Barbosa asks a number of pointed political and social questions about traumatic transitions.

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Film Review: “Bad Hair” — A Very Good Movie

December 8, 2014
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Mariana Rondón’s Bad Hair is a beautifully acted film about the stultifying pressures on downtrodden lives.

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Arts News: Boston’s “Mayor’s Holiday” — A Valuable Cultural Gift

December 8, 2014
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You’d be a fool to miss taking advantage of Boston’s Mayor’s Holiday.

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Visual Arts Review: “Goya: Order and Disorder” — A Mountain of Superlatives

October 13, 2014
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Goya: Order and Disorder is likely the most important exhibition on the New England museum calendar for the coming year and then some.

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Visual Arts Review: Jamie Wyeth at Boston’s MFA — Liberally Peppered with Shlock

July 31, 2014
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Awe-striking passages of deft realism are easy to find throughout the show. Wholly satisfying paintings, resolved from edge to edge and full of convincing purpose, are not.

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