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Film Review: “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” — Chekhov’s Flamethrower

August 5, 2019
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Quentin Tarantino delights in exhausting his audiences as much as he does in entertaining them.

Arts Fuse Podcast #18: The End of an Era

August 4, 2019
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Have no fear! The Arts Fuse podcast will be returning soon in a new format.

Film Review: “Luz” — Strangely Compelling Retro Horror

August 3, 2019
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A genre debut as self-assured as Luz is always exciting.

Book Review: “We Are All Good People Here” — From All Sides

August 3, 2019
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We Are All Good People Here is an enormously insightful examination of how dangerous suggestible people can be, to those around them and to themselves.

Book Review: “Lady in the Lake” — The Complex Tapestry of Urban Decay

August 2, 2019
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This fine novel is portrait of Baltimore as a city at war with itself.

Theater Review: CSC’s “Cymbeline” — The Bard’s Greatest Hits?

July 31, 2019
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The CSC production maintains a sense of romantic adventure throughout, which makes it easier to accept some of the staging’s creative excesses — as well as the loop de loops of the Bard’s plotting.

Music Preview: Tribute to Jerry Garcia — An Homage to his Musical Spirit

July 29, 2019
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“They created an alternative to the pop music model, and it’s been very powerful. It’s a whole world unto itself.”

Coming Attractions: July 28 through August 13 — What Will Light Your Fire

July 28, 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.

Rock Concert Review: Steve Miller Band with Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

July 27, 2019
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The most accurate name for this summer’s Steve Miller/Marty Stuart tour would be “When Two Music Geeks Collide.”

Poetry Review: “Come Closer and Listen” — Is Brusque and Amusing Enough?

July 26, 2019
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In his new book, poet Charles Simic employs his customary strategies, but he seldom achieves the intensity he once did.

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