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Film Review: “Diane” — Heroine of a Different Stripe

April 1, 2019
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What elevates these ordinary lives is director Kent Jones’s elegiac distance; the narrative has the feel of a memory piece.

Film Review: “Hail Satan?” — Fighting Evil

March 30, 2019
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These satanists are far less concerned with organizing decadent ceremonies (though there is a fair bit of that, and it’s thrilling to behold) than they are with exposing corruption and hypocrisy.

Arts Fuse Podcast #12: Howl at the Loon

March 30, 2019
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It happens. Podcast producer Lucas Spiro messed up the audio for this episode —but he managed to put this together so you wouldn’t have to go without our sweet, sweet content.

Television Review: “Shrill” — Fat and Proud

March 30, 2019
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Shrill picks up narrative strength once we see Annie slowly come to terms with the yawning gap between who she is and who she has been told to be by her family, her friends, and society at large.

Jazz Album Review: Miles Davis — An Excellent Homage to the Master

March 29, 2019
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This album does an excellent job of recapturing some of the glory of the original Miles Davis recordings.

Theater Review: Taming a Shrew in the #MeToo Era

March 28, 2019
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The new Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate removes much of the objectionable material — and a lot of the fun

Theater Review: “Not Medea” — Blending the Mythical and the Mundane

March 28, 2019
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Not Medea is a stirring character portrait, a detailed examination of the ruthless demands society makes — and has always made — on women.

Theater Review: “Dragon Lady” — One Badass Matriarch

March 28, 2019
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Dragon Lady ‘s power lies partly in its existential authenticity, the power of the personal.

Theater Review: “Photograph 51” — Woman of Science

March 25, 2019
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A revival of Anna Ziegler’s absorbing and enlightening study of the brilliant British biophysicist Dr. Rosalind Franklin.

Jazz Commentary: Jazz and the Single Trumpet Player

March 25, 2019
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Far more people would recognize Chet Baker’s name than Jack Sheldon’s — and that is unfortunate.

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