Glenn Rifkin

Film Review: “Creed”—”Rocky” Returns, Triumphant

November 28, 2015
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Creed easily taps into the sensibility and adrenaline of the original Rocky.

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Film Review: A Blazingly Good “Spotlight”

November 3, 2015
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Given the precipitous Internet-driven decline of print journalism over the past decade, Spotlight vividly reminds us of the clout of a local newspaper speaking truth to power.

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Theater Review: “I and You”—Sounding a “Barbaric Yawp”

October 16, 2015
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This gem of a play that is guaranteed to make you gasp at its surprising conclusion and leave the theater reveling in its lush language and the outstanding performances.

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Concert Review: Wunderkind Joey Alexander at the Shalin Liu Performance Center

August 18, 2015
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Joey Alexander is more than a mere prodigy; he is closer to a freak of nature, a fully formed jazz virtuoso.

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Fuse Food Review: The Gothic — A Destination for Locavores Exploring the Mid-Maine coast

July 29, 2015
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Matthew Kenney, chef/owner of The Gothic, bills himself as “the world’s leading plant-based chef” — he is on a crusade to remake the future of food.

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Concert Review: Pianist Marc-André Hamelin at the Shalin Liu Performance Center

June 21, 2015
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Marc-André Hamelin, one of the world’s elite pianists, held the packed Shalin Liu Performance Center enthralled.

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Album Review: James Taylor’s “Before This World” — Still Singing Pretty

June 15, 2015
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Before This World is a remarkable collection of what James Taylor calls “agnostic hymns, recovery songs and love songs” that stands up to the best of his work.

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Music Interview: Inside Veteran Folk Singer Tom Paxton

June 9, 2015
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“My idol was Pete Seeger, even before I moved to the Village. He still is.”

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Fuse Food Review: Club Passim’s New Restaurant

April 4, 2015
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Club Passim’s vegetarian days are over — the new menu is all about “globally inspired New American cuisine.”

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Restaurant Review: Woods Hill Table in West Concord — An Exemplary Farm-to-Table Experience

April 1, 2015
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Woods Hill Table is the 153-seat culmination of a vision that encompasses the locavore movement in impressive fashion.

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