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Television Review: “Señorita 89” — Beauties in Revolt

February 28, 2022
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Senorita 89 isn’t an easy watch because of its stinging depiction of misogyny, but it’s a powerful one.

Film Review: “The Batman” — The Caped Crusader Battles Fascism

February 28, 2022
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Matt Reeves’ The Batman features villains who lose their shit when faced with an African American politician whose campaign slogan is centered on “Change.”

Film Reviews: At the Berlin International Film Festival — Diamonds, Drugs, and Sex

February 27, 2022
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Diamonds, drugs, and sex — the stuff of movies.

Film Review: “Cyrano” — Beauty Is Truth, Truth Beauty

February 27, 2022
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There is much to recommend in this opulently romantic film.

Theater Review: “Young Nerds of Color” — Making the Invisible Visible

February 26, 2022
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Young Nerds of Color feels like a bit of an experiment, and it is the kind of creative research that we should hope will continue.

Book Review: “Frank & Co” (Mr. Mother of Invention Speaks His Mind)

February 26, 2022
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Frank Zappa didn’t like being interviewed, but he sure enjoyed having a chat.

Rock Album Review: Black Country, New Road — An Ending and a Culmination

February 25, 2022
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Regardless of what’s to come, Ants From Up There represents a dizzying creative apex for Black Country, New Road.

Theater Review: “Dreaming Zenzile” — The Miriam Makeba Story

February 24, 2022
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Despite its flaws, Dreaming Zenzile reflects, with power, on the difficult relationship between art and activism.

Jazz Album Review: Pianist Billy Lester — One Very Hip Nerd

February 23, 2022
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Pianist Billy Lester is an amusingly dry fellow who is also a deeply serious, idiosyncratic musician.

Book Review: “The Sentences That Create Us” — In Prison, Triumphs Great and Small

February 23, 2022
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It’s no exaggeration to say that some of the men and women who embraced writing while they were in prison and whose work is featured in this book were writing for their lives.

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