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Doc Talk: American Dreams, North and South, in Films by Abigail Disney and Patricio Guzmán

September 25, 2022
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In their recent films two disparate documentarians – Abigail Disney, the scion of the legendary Hollywood mogul, and Patricio Guzmán, exiled Chilean socialist – investigate the past, present, and future of their nations’ essential illusions.

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Arts Remembrance: Pharoah Sanders, A Primordial Saxophone Deity, (1940-2022)

September 25, 2022
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Sometimes Pharoah Sanders came back and played like a primordial saxophone deity, cutting into the rhythm section like an act of penetration.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony plays Williams, Bach, Montgomery, and Holst

September 23, 2022
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Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds is a testament to her impressive compositional chops. Let’s have more from her here, and often.

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Visual Arts Review: “Robert S. Neuman: Works on Paper” — An Academic’s Odyssey

September 21, 2022
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Robert S. Neuman used modernism’s interest in abstraction and material accident to shape lively compositions that riffed on urbanization, biblical themes, war, the space race, indigenous rights, mental illness, and other topics.

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Film Review: “Goodnight Mommy” — A Disappointing Redo

September 21, 2022
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This American remake does not have the power, the confidence of tone, or the aesthetic artistry to measure up to the horrifying original.

This American remake does not have the power, the confidence of tone, or the aesthetic artistry to measure up to the horrifying original.

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At 2022 Toronto International Film Festival — “The Whale” and Two Excursions into History

September 20, 2022
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The Whale is a bracing two hour battle against destiny.

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Book Review: “The Color of Time: Women in History, 1850-1950” — The Past, Colorized

September 20, 2022
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This coffee table book scan of women’s history is visually striking and consistently informative.

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Television Review: Disney’s Live-Action “Pinocchio” — A Necessary Remake

September 20, 2022
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There are cringe-worthy moments as well as scenes of mesmerizing beauty in Disney’s live-action Pinocchio. But I’ll go against the critical grain and argue, for several small reasons, and for one big one, that it was necessary to make it.

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Film Review: “Don’t Worry Darling” — Land of the Living Dolls

September 19, 2022
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As a satire on the power of male-dominated corporations to manufacture consent and conformity, Don’t Worry Darling is devilishly amusing. Though credibility is not its strong suit.

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Arts Remembrance: Eric Jackson, Boston’s Voice of Jazz (1950-2022)

September 17, 2022
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Longtime GBH host Eric Jackson passed away earlier this morning.

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