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Theater Review: Wheelock Family Theatre’s “Annie” Radiates Hope but Misses an Opportunity

November 25, 2025
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Conveying the value of hope and resilience are undoubtedly important, but positing social and civic responsibility is also essential, and “Annie” clearly offers that opportunity.

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Concert Review: Joshua Bell, Anna Handler, and the BSO Confront de Hartmann’s Haunted Ukrainian Concerto

November 25, 2025
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The destruction and displacement of people today so recall the past that Thomas de Hartmann’s music resounds with fierce, resonant force.

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Dance Preview: Seán Curran & Decent Dance — “Through Lines”

November 25, 2025
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“I love to dance. I love music. My life is in the flow” — Seán Curran

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Book Review: Lea Ypi’s “Indignity” — Reimagining a Life in the Ruins of History

November 24, 2025
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This tragic, absorbing, and moving quasi-novel is best characterized as a “tour de force”.

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Film Review: “Hamnet” — Not to Be

November 24, 2025
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In Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet,” the Bard is a bore.

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Coming Attractions: November 23 Through December 8 — What Will Light Your Fire

November 23, 2025
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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.

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Film Review: Low-Budget Films Were Alive and Well at The Year’s New York Film Festival

November 23, 2025
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Three independent films got a bounce out of the New York Film Festival and could be coming to you soon.

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Concert Review: The Wailin’ Jennys — In Perfect Harmony at Groton Hill Music Center

November 22, 2025
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If ever there was a musical act and a venue perfectly suited to each other, it would have to be the Wailin’ Jennys, the harmony-laden Canadian folk trio, and the Groton Hill Music Center.

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Book Review: Jan Kerouac’s “Baby Driver” — Storming Down the Road

November 22, 2025
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“Baby Driver” is a book in the tradition of American road literature, but it moves at a distinctly different pace.

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Dance Review: Doug Varone and Dancers — Beauty and Resilience for These Dark Times

November 22, 2025
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Varone and dancers made skillful use of some of the most luxurious movement vocabulary available in contemporary dance

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