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Fuse TV Review: “Fargo” Season Two—Viscid, Vivid, and Nearly Perfect

If the first episode is any indication, season two of FX’s Fargo is going to be an almost pitch-perfect sophomore effort.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Alissa Darsa, Fargo, FX, Noah Hawley

Film Review: “Lost in the Bewilderness” — Where Myth and Reality Meet

Filmmaker Alexandra Anthony’s ambitious debut documentary was, in essence, fifty years in the making.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Alexandra Anthony, Arlington International Film Festival, documentary, Greek Myth, Greek-American, Lost in the Bewilderness, Paul Dervis

Theater Review: Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” at the BTG—Stillborn

Harold Pinter’s language can be enigmatic and deliberately bizarre, but it suggests arcs of passion and desire.

By: Kate Abbott Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Berkshire Theater Group, Eric Hill, Harold-Pinter, Kate Abbott, The Homecoming

Book Review: Critic and Poet Clive James—Reading and Writing Until the Lights Go Out

Clive James gets the most out of whatever’s on the page and isn’t shy about making larger connections.

By: Matt Hanson Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Clive James, Latest Readings, literary-essays, Matt Hanson, Yale-University-Press

Film Review: “Power and Impotence” — A Cold Look at a Hot Story

Divided into three acts and an epilogue, the film attempts to generate Shakespearean resonances, but the presentation is more mundane than tragic.

By: Paul Dervis Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Anna Recalde Miranda, Arlington International Film Festival, documentary, Paraguay, Paul Dervis, Power and Impotence

Film Review: “The Walk”—A Death-Defying Journey to Remember

Philippe Petit’s feat has inspired an amazing documentary, and now an amazing feature film.

By: Paul Dervis Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Man on a Wire, Paul Dervis, Robert Zemeckis, The Walk

Rock Feature: “Crash Safely”—A Danged Good Party With a Purpose

An event that makes you feel good about the Boston scene—in part because it’s about the rock community getting together to help friends with multiple sclerosis.

By: Brett Milano Filed Under: Featured, Music, Preview, Rock Tagged: Amanda Nichols, Brett Milano, Crash Safely, MS, Muck and the Mires, Nick Blakey, The Dents, The Phil Aiken Army, The Sprained Ankles, Unnatural Axe

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Editorial, Preview Tagged: Bill-Marx, Jon Garelick, Jonathan Blumhofer, Matt Hanson, Merli V. Guerra, Noah Schaffer, peter-Walsh, Susan Miron, Tim Jackson

Dance Review: Ids in Captivity

Most of the piece was carefully engineered; it seemed more calculated than liberated

By: Marcia B. Siegel Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Faye Driscoll, Faye Driscoll's Thank You for Coming: Attendance, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Marcia B. Siegel

Theater Review: “Veils”—On Screens, Public and Private

Veils moves from political rallies to private show-downs, from blog exposition to deft, direct, and sometimes swiftly nuanced dialogues.

By: Kate Abbott Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Barrington Stage Company, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Hend Ayoub, Kate Abbott, Tom Coash, Veils

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