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Theater Review: Gamm’s “Ghosts” — Ibsen’s Domestic Inferno Burns with Contemporary Heat

March 5, 2026
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Director Tony Estrella’s version of Ibsen’s tragedy smooths out an energetic path — the action moves along with compelling alacrity.

Film Festival Review: Sundance 2026 — Sayonara

March 5, 2026
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Reviews of “Josephine,: the film that won Sundance’s top award for 2026 and of “Aanookibijigan” and “The Gallerist”.

Book Review: Francis Spufford’s “Nonesuch” — Magic, Mathematics, and the Blitz

March 4, 2026
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This hybrid narrative laces romantic adventure with a bit of horror, the supernatural, and mathematical derring-do—all within an increasingly realistic depiction of the times and of the people who survived them.

Visual Art Commentary: Silence Is Complicity — Why Museums Must Use Their Voice to Defend Democracy

March 3, 2026
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At a moment when arts and culture, public education, historical memory, and American democracy itself are under coordinated attack, silence is not a neutral posture. It is a decision with consequences.

Book Review: Richard Hell’s “Godlike” — Punk Passion and the Gospel of Damnation

March 2, 2026
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Richard Hell is the only New York artist of the past fifty years to give Lou Reed and Patti Smith a run for their money.

Coming Attractions: March 1 Through 15 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 1, 2026
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, television, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Film Review: Dancing at the Edge of War — The Haunting Allegory of “Sirāt”

March 1, 2026
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“Sirāt” is a heart-stopping, surreal reflection of our contemporary moment.

March Short Fuses — Materia Critica

March 1, 2026
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Concert Review: Rare Boston Revival — Steve Reich’s Minimalist Epic Thrives with 20 Musicians

February 28, 2026
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Steve Reich’s 1976 minimalist masterpiece, performed by Ensemble Signal, was a special event to see and hear live.

Film Review: “Deepfaking Sam Altman” – the “Roger and Me” of the AI Age

February 28, 2026
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“Deepfaking Sam Altman” is an entertaining, off-beat deep dive into the hands-on tech needed to generate deepfakes. It also sounds the alarm about the growing imitative power of AI.

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