Commentary

Film Commentary: In Defense of Woody Allen

July 18, 2016
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A response to Ty Burr’s column called “Here’s why Woody Allen is overrated”in yesterday’s Boston Globe.

Critical Commentary: Critical Injury at the “Boston Globe”

June 27, 2016
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The Globe tells us that we will be gaining compelling stories. What are we losing? Invitations to think seriously about artistic accomplishment and failure.

Fuse Commentary: “The Boston Globe” Cleans House

June 16, 2016
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Arts and entertainment are one and the same, both trivial– or at least way down the pecking order when it comes to things that are genuinely important.

Book Review: “Better Living Through Criticism” — Critical Self-Help

June 16, 2016
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A.O. Scott’s hurrah for criticism should be savored by anyone interested in how we articulate the value of the arts.

Film Commentary: The IFFBoston — Documentaries Focusing on the Marginalized

May 6, 2016
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The IFFBoston’s commitment to films about marginalized communities is turning the festival into an essential cultural event.

Literary Appreciation: “The Passion for the Thing” — An Argument for Writer Harry Crews

May 2, 2016
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The Southern-inflected melee of Harry Crews’ universe is like a Hieronymus Bosch canvas dipped in whiskey and flour and deep-fried.

Fuse Arts Commentary: Outside the [Pricey] Box Festival?

April 12, 2016
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The Outside the Box Festival going to need much more substance to justify its new 3-figure price tag.

Fuse Commentary: The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2016-17 Season Announcement

March 14, 2016
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On the whole, 2016-17 is shaping up to be one of the liveliest Boston Symphony Orchestra seasons since the first years of James Levine’s tenure.

Rethinking the Repertoire #9 – Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony

March 10, 2016
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So, is the “Gaelic” Symphony an unalloyed masterpiece? I’d argue in the affirmative.

Rethinking the Repertoire #8 – Sibelius’s “Night Ride and Sunrise”

March 5, 2016
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Surely the time has come for a major revival of Night Ride and Sunrise.

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