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Film Review: “Herself” — “Safe as Houses”

January 14, 2021
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While the film is determinedly called “Herself “(“you got this, girl…”), the subtitle could equally have been “It Takes a Village…”

Film Review: Movies to Watch While Sheltering in Place, Impeachment Edition — Stir-Crazy 14

January 14, 2021
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Celebrate impeachment in your home with this critic’s fourteenth list of movies guaranteed to entertain.

Commentary/Interview: Boston Globe Union Negotiations — Two Years On, More Anger and Resistance

January 14, 2021
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Those who value serious journalism (as well as the rights of journalists) should be quite worried about just how lethally Boston Globe management is attempting to undercut the newspaper’s union.

Classical Album Review: John Adams Orchestral Works

January 13, 2021
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My Father Knew Charles Ives and Harmonielehre make an excellent pairing on the Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s new, all-Adams album led by music director Giancarlo Guerrero.

Theater Review: “Days to Come” – Wanting to Say Too Much

January 13, 2021
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Mint Theater Company’s choice to revive Days to Come is more intriguing than Lillian Hellman’s muddled play.

Television Review: “Surviving Death” — Probing Death and the Great Beyond

January 11, 2021
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Surviving Death’s balance between personal experiences and scientific theories makes the series unexpectedly provocative.

Television Review: BBC’s “The Repair Shop” — Fiercely Amiable

January 11, 2021
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BBC’s The Repair Shop is about hard work and mending battered psyches.

Opera Preview: Donizetti’s “The Pariah” — One of the Most Significant Opera Releases of the Past Few Years

January 10, 2021
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The long-forgotten Il paria (1829), a work that Donizetti himself prized more highly than many of his other works, has now been reconstructed by a scholarly team and given a splendid recording.

Shelter in Place Attractions: January 10 through 26 — What Will Light Your Home Fires

January 10, 2021
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Ends on a Sentimental Note

January 9, 2021
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I will miss Chilling Adventures of Sabrina more than I may care to admit.

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