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Book Review: “Irving Berlin: New York Genius” — A Significant Life

November 22, 2019
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Biographer James Kaplan was aided by the assistance of Irving Berlin’s two elder daughters, and that makes this biography particularly valuable.

Film Review: “Knives Out” — Razor Sharp

November 21, 2019
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At a time when Kenneth Branagh busies himself clogging up multiplexes with bombastic Agatha Christie all-star remakes, director/writer Rian Johnson revels in subversion of the genre.

Rock Concert Review: Bob Dylan at the Tsongas Center — Nothing if Not Chameleonic

November 21, 2019
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But really, what is a Bob Dylan concert these days if not a case study in transformation?

Concert Review: Henry Purcell Society — The Delights of Going Mad

November 20, 2019
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The Henry Purcell Society proves that playing mad can be a lot of fun.

Dance Review: “Object.” — Objectifying Women, Intensely

November 20, 2019
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We are immersed for 70-minutes in a powerful evocation of the destructive culture created by men who treat women as sex objects.

Film Review: “Marriage Story” — A Divorce From Hell

November 18, 2019
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What makes Marriage Story unbalanced and faintly dishonest is that we end up rooting for the clueless male egomaniac.

Theater Review: “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” — Pray for the Devil

November 17, 2019
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A script with this many characters buzzing about demands a strong cast — fortunately, Hub Theatre’s terrific ensemble is more than up to the task.

Poetry Review: “If Men, Then” — Verse on Present Day Firing Lines

November 17, 2019
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Because Eliza Griswold’s poems often take place in war zones, she’s always provocative — even when she is tendentious.

Coming Attractions: November 17 through December 6 — What Will Light Your Fire

November 17, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Visual Arts Review: Contemporary and Antediluvian — Judy McKie At Gallery NAGA

November 16, 2019
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Judy McKie draws on a personal mythology in which animal and plant forms become abstracted yet recognizable, anthropomorphic while remaining strangely primeval.

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