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Film Review: “Bernstein’s Wall” — A Vivid Portrait of the Artist as Activist

August 9, 2026
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Douglas Tirano’s documentary draws on a remarkable archive to make Leonard Bernstein’s musical, political, and moral commitments feel urgently contemporary.

Film Festival Reviews: “Scary Movies XIV” Finds Horror in Bodies, Landscapes, and Ecological Ruin

August 9, 2026
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This strong 2026 lineup ranges from a colonial nightmare in the Kalahari to a Japanese ghost story and Carlos Conceição’s chilling vision of cosmetic obsession amid climate catastrophe.

Film Review: “Ice Cream Man” Melts Down in a Pool of Blood

August 9, 2026
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Eli Roth’s brightly packaged slasher has an intriguing premise, sweet candy-colored visuals, and impressive effects, but its lazy derivations, forced humor, and AI-generated cartoons leave a sour aftertaste.

Musician Interview: Clinton Fearon on Reggae, Resilience, and the Songs That Endure

August 8, 2026
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Ahead of a run of shows with Boston’s Naya Rockers, the veteran Jamaican musician looks back on the Gladiators, Lee “Scratch” Perry, political “sleepwalking,” and a career still driven by curiosity.

Visual Arts Interview: Jeff Miller’s Figures in Motion — White Charcoal, Black Shapes, and Greek Vessels

August 7, 2026
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In Provincetown, the artist discusses the perceptual tricks, sly wit, and classical echoes behind his luminous figure drawings and and works on terra cotta.

Book Review: Johannes Brahms’s Unwedded Love

August 7, 2026
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John Worthen’s biography explores the composer’s lifelong devotion to Clara Schumann and its role in shaping his music.

Book Review: The Weaver and the Tell-All — Reading Sigrid Nunez’s First Story Collection

August 7, 2026
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It Will Come Back to You’s intricate, puzzle-like narratives shine—except when insider gossip gets in the way.

Film Review: “The Samurai and the Prisoner” — The Quality of Mercy is Strained

August 6, 2026
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Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa trades spectacle for suspense in a period thriller about honor, hostage, and haiku.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

August 6, 2026
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This week’s poem is José Antonio Ramos Sucre’s “The Truth”

Television Review: “Monsters of God” Trades “Tiger King” Chaos for True-Crime Dread

August 5, 2026
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HBO’s docuseries on the illegal reptile trade is less wild than its predecessors, but its sorrowful, criminal undertow makes it unsettling in a different way.

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