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Jazz Review: Harvey Diamond Quintet at the New School of Music

February 27, 2018
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There was an easy depth to the music, if such is possible, as if the musicians were digging in hard, but with the relaxed assurance that comes of a shared vision.

Film Review: “A Fantastic Woman” — The Struggle to Be

February 25, 2018
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Lelio’s latest film explores the plight of a woman whose intrinsic nature and self-worth are rejected by a world that doesn’t value her.

Coming Attractions: February 25 through March 13 — What Will Light Your Fire

February 25, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Film Review: “Annihilation” — A Sci-fi Puzzle Wrapped in an Enigma

February 25, 2018
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Annihilation wants to be a big movie about big ideas — what we get is a flawed impersonation of one.

Film Review: “Free Solo” — Mountain Masterpiece

February 24, 2018
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As Alex Honnold observes, if he solos El Cap, it’s like winning a gold medal in the Olympics. But there’s no second or third place. If he fails, he dies.

Theater Review: “Lost Laughs” — The Rise and Fall of a Silent Star

February 22, 2018
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Lost Laughs is an absorbing examination of the dark side of American celebrity.

Jazz CD Review: Owen Broder’s American Roots Project — Heritage

February 21, 2018
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I’ve never run across music like this and never had even a platonic notion of what such a hybrid would sound like.

Music Feature: The New Funk of Ripe — Making Happiness a “Heavy Emotion”

February 20, 2018
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Here we are more than a year into the tumultuous Trump era, and we have not seen a revival of angry punk or righteous folk.

Film Review: “The Shape of Water” — A Dissenting View

February 19, 2018
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Del Toro creates a visually intriguing world, but the story’s premise is too farfetched to work.

Film Review: Oscar Nominated Shorts — Bitter and Sweet

February 19, 2018
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A devastating piece, given the recent mass murder in Parkland, Florida, but DeKalb Elementary unfolds with an almost eerie calm.

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