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Book Review: “Josephine Baker’s Secret War” — Zouzou in Casablanca

May 4, 2025
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What we don’t learn in “Josephine Baker’s Secret War” was what she did to steel herself against the risks she was taking. Was it all acting? A belief that her charmed life would never end?

Film Review: “Bonjour Tristesse” — A Capsized Remake

May 2, 2025
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The first thing to note about the 2025 remake of “Bonjour Tristesse” is that it matches the Otto Preminger rendition with its handsome look, its sumptuous color, and the skilled cinematography of Maximilian Pittner.

Concert Review: Pianist Evgeny Kissin — Note-Perfect and Nonpareil

May 2, 2025
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Heard live, pianist Evgeny Kissin offers the kind of rare, heart-altering listening experiences that give one hope for our woefully fractured world.

Film Review: “Rust” – A Horrific Filmmaking Experience Produces an Exceptional Western

May 1, 2025
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“Rust” is an old-school Western with some fine performances, a violent edge, and a lot of heart.

May Short Fuses — Materia Critica

May 1, 2025
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Film Reviews: Five Fine Movies at This Year’s Independent Film Festival Boston

May 1, 2025
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An independent film festival presents works that expose audiences to diverse voices, to alternative political and social points of view, and to different ways of understanding the world.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

May 1, 2025
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This week’s poem: Danielle Legros Georges’s “The Two Liberations of Crispus Attucks”

Concert Review: Radius Ensemble — A Special Occasion

April 30, 2025
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After more than a quarter century, with an impressive new venue serving as a platform, Radius Ensemble continues to expand its musical reach.

Rock Album Preview: The Return of Little Feat — A Revival of the Fittest

April 30, 2025
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Little Feat is on the cusp of a rebirth – again.

Television Review: “Étoile” Puts a Promising Dramatic Spotlight on Ballet

April 29, 2025
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All of the gritty challenges for today’s ballet companies are touched on in “Étoile”, including financial troubles, union strikes, rapaciously controlling donors, jealous, egomaniacal dancers, and more bumps in the road.

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