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Film Review: “Orphan: First Kill” — Murder as Child’s Play

August 18, 2022
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This prequel is the rare instance of a horror film, in this case a prequel, that is better than its predecessor.

Opera Album Review: Richard Flury, A Swiss Composer You Should Know About

August 17, 2022
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A world-premiere recording of Richard Flury’s fascinating 1935 opera about love, deceit, and the possibility of forgiveness.

Rock Concert Review: Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe — The Rewards and Hazards of Reinterpretation

August 17, 2022
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Age certainly wasn’t an issue in terms of energy. Elvis Costello played for a solid two hours with barely a break, running through four decades of music with a heavy emphasis on the old favorites.

Visual Arts Review: “The Ravages of the Ax” — Marc Swanson at MASS MoCA and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site

August 16, 2022
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A Memorial to Ice at the Dead Deer Disco does not demand political action from its audience. Instead, it allows viewers to sit within the stark reality of the present, and perhaps find some community within the shared reality that the space creates.

Television Review: “A League of Their Own” — A Welcome Reboot

August 16, 2022
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For the most part, co-creators Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson have easily justified the need for a reboot of the admired 1992 sports film.

Rock Album Review: Walter Crockett’s “Children So Long” — Back in a Big Way

August 15, 2022
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Walter Crockett’s beautiful album is as multifaceted as life itself.

Coming Attractions: August 14 through 30 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 14, 2022
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Theater Commentary: Maine’s Hackmatack Playhouse — After 50 Years, a Fond Adieu

August 12, 2022
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When Hackmatack Playhouse closes, that will leave, by my count, just one non-equity, professional summer resident theater in Maine: Acadia Rep (founded in 1973) located in Somesville, near Bar Harbor.

Classical Album Review: Conductor Andris Nelsons’s Over-Sweetened “Strauss”

August 12, 2022
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This is a release that showcases many of Andris Nelsons’ strengths, including his strong sensitivity for instrumental colors, blends, and balances. At the same time, it also demonstrates the conductor’s hit-or-miss nature with the core repertoire.

Poetry Review: “Whale Fall” — The Dark at the Bottom of the Ocean

August 11, 2022
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It is dark, so very dark, at the ocean’s bottom. And yet, there is also a disquieting, wonder-filled magic in the child’s moon which hovers over these poems; an incantatory moon echoing like a lullaby, drawing on a time of innocence.

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