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Theater Commentary: George Takei’s “Allegiance” — Taking Yanks to Task

January 16, 2023
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George Takei’s musical, Allegiance, projects American democracy as it might have become.

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Coming Attractions: January 15 Through 31 — What Will Light Your Fire

January 15, 2023
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Film Review: “M3GAN” — Child’s Slay

January 14, 2023
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M3GAN is a movie algorithmically generated to spawn as many memes about itself as possible before undiscerning viewers realize what they’re watching is a reworked Black Mirror draft.

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Album Review: “Satan Is Busy in Knoxville: The Knoxville Sessions, 1929 & 1930” — The Devil’s in the Details

January 14, 2023
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Ted Olson continues bringing important location recordings of early American music back to light.

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Visual Arts Review: The Trouble with “Symbionts” — and an Unlikely Antidote

January 14, 2023
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Many of the entries in Symbionts do not question scientific worldviews as much as attempt to validate art in a world ruled unquestionably by science.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Plays Dello Joio, Stenhammar, Boulanger, and Dvořák

January 13, 2023
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Justin Dello Joio’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, written especially for pianist Garrick Ohlsson, creates an emotionally satisfying canvas out of thorny harmonies and astringent lyricism.

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Rock Remembrance: Guitarist Jeff Beck

January 13, 2023
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Jeff Beck didn’t play the fastest runs but wielded dynamic emotion in every deftly spaced note – and didn’t even use a pick.

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Jazz Album Review: “Blues & Bach: The Music of John Lewis” — A Remarkable Accomplishment

January 12, 2023
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MJQ pianist John Lewis would have loved to have had an orchestra this well rehearsed and recorded so beautifully.

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Television Review: “Koala Man” — Rowdy Aussie Hijinks

January 11, 2023
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The animation itself is akin to what you will see in familiar domestic cartoons, such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Bob’s Burgers. So it’s the quirky humor that makes Koala Man uniquely Australian.

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Film Review: “Saint Omer” — Medea Redux?

January 11, 2023
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Director Alice Diop wisely avoids offering a neat solution to Saint Omer‘s exploration of a mother who murders her child.

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