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

October 14, 2015
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Harold Pinter’s language can be enigmatic and deliberately bizarre, but it suggests arcs of passion and desire.

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

October 14, 2015
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Clive James gets the most out of whatever’s on the page and isn’t shy about making larger connections.

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

October 14, 2015
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Divided into three acts and an epilogue, the film attempts to generate Shakespearean resonances, but the presentation is more mundane than tragic.

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

October 13, 2015
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Philippe Petit’s feat has inspired an amazing documentary, and now an amazing feature film.

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

October 13, 2015
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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.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

October 11, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Dance Review: Ids in Captivity

October 10, 2015
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Most of the piece was carefully engineered; it seemed more calculated than liberated

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

October 9, 2015
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Veils moves from political rallies to private show-downs, from blog exposition to deft, direct, and sometimes swiftly nuanced dialogues.

Concert Review: The Zombies—Great Then and Great Now

October 8, 2015
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I have a short list of the greatest singers I’ve seen live—and Colin Blunstone of the Zombies is right up there.

Visual Arts Review: Mark Pharis and George Mason — Beautiful Micro-Infusions of Chaos

October 5, 2015
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The pieces in this exhibition are apt examples of just how smart and complex purely ‘decorative’ objects can be.

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