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Arts Appreciation: Ozzy Osbourne — A Pioneer of Heavy Metal Left on His Own Terms

July 23, 2025
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It would be hard to name another successful artist so passionately demeaned by the music press.

Theater Review: “The Heron’s Flight” — Double Edge Theatre Soars

July 22, 2025
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“The Heron’s Flight” is, in many ways, a hopeful antidote for the fear generated by these difficult times.

Film Review: “Filmlovers!” — A Valentine to the Movies and the Cinema-Going Experience

July 22, 2025
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This piquantly enjoyable docufiction emphasizes how movie spectatorship encourages empathy and understanding.

Film Reviews: The Boston French Film Festival Offers Cinema’s Crème de la Crème

July 22, 2025
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The Museum of Fine Arts screens some ripples from the New Wave.

Rock Concert Review: Lamb of God — Heavy Metal’s Circle Will Indeed Be Unbroken

July 21, 2025
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Lamb of God’s show at the MassMutual Center was as spirited, fierce, and technically dazzling as any that the group has brought to these parts over the past two decades.

Coming Attractions: July 20 Through August 4 — What Will Light Your Fire

July 20, 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.

Concert Review: Al Jardine at South Shore Music Circus

July 20, 2025
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I am grateful that Al Jardine (at 82, he’s showing signs of age) and Brian Wilson’s band are still bringing Wilson’s brilliant legacy to audiences.

Latin Jazz Album Reviews: “Masters of Our Roots” and “Portal”

July 19, 2025
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Two very influential and brilliant Cuban musicians, Albita Rodríguez and Chucho Valdés, join together to make a fine album; Chilean guitarist/vocalist/composer Camila Meza serves up a potent mixture of jazz and lyrics concerned with social justice.

Rock Concert Review: The Mekons — Keeping Our Spirits Up in Difficult Times

July 18, 2025
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Fans who at least followed the band through its heyday in the late ’80s and early ’90s couldn’t have predicted the Mekons would wind it back in 2025 behind a new album just as galvanizing as their past catalog.

Theater Review – “Heathers” Is Back from the Dead and Still a Mess

July 18, 2025
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The Off Broadway revival demonstrates how 10 years of dedicated work can make a mediocre musical even worse.

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