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Theater News: IRNE Fetes Boston’s Theater Community

April 25, 2017
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IRNE critics argue about what we think are the best, the brightest, and the most award worthy of these dozens and dozens of productions.

Film Review: “Phoenix Forgotten” — Retro Science Fiction

April 25, 2017
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If you have a hankering for a new “found-footage” film, then Phoenix Forgotten will feed your retro-appetite.

Book Review: “A Line Made By Walking” — A Lyrical Portrait of a Depressed Artist

April 24, 2017
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Sara Baume’s sophomore novel insists that we rethink the value of empathy: depend on it, yes, but also be suspicious.

Film Preview: The Wide-Ranging Documentaries at the Independent Film Festival Boston

April 24, 2017
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There are documentary films for all tastes this year.

Coming Attractions: April 30 Through May 7 — What Will Light Your Fire

April 23, 2017
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Film Review: “Free Fire” — A Tsunami of Gunshots

April 22, 2017
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While calling this Ben Wheatley’s most violent film may be debatable, Free Fire is absolutely the one most riddled with gunshots.

Book Review: “The Girl at the Baggage Claim” – An Exploration of Avocado Pits and In(ter)dependent Selves

April 22, 2017
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What could easily have become a dense, jargon-filled work of cultural psychology instead reads like a thoughtful conversation.

Poetry Review/Interview: Poet Martín Espada — Resistance is Obligatory

April 21, 2017
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Martín Espada’s lyricism sings deeply in the key of loss, turning the anguish of social and personal histories into hope.

Theater Review: “Paradise” — A Fascinating Culture Clash

April 19, 2017
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Paradise‘s central conflict and the performances in the Underground Railway Theater production are damn good.

Book Review: “Stigmata of Bliss” — From the Master of the Tersely Disquieting

April 19, 2017
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Klaus Merz’s cunning, compressed prose invites us to listen for the sounds of the inexpressible, the other side of life.

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