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Film Review: Dancing at the Edge of War — The Haunting Allegory of “Sirāt”

March 1, 2026
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“Sirāt” is a heart-stopping, surreal reflection of our contemporary moment.

Concert Review: Rare Boston Revival — Steve Reich’s Minimalist Epic Thrives with 20 Musicians

February 28, 2026
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Steve Reich’s 1976 minimalist masterpiece, performed by Ensemble Signal, was a special event to see and hear live.

Film Review: “Deepfaking Sam Altman” – the “Roger and Me” of the AI Age

February 28, 2026
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“Deepfaking Sam Altman” is an entertaining, off-beat deep dive into the hands-on tech needed to generate deepfakes. It also sounds the alarm about the growing imitative power of AI.

Film Review: “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” – The King’s Still the Thing

February 27, 2026
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Director Baz Luhrmann’s exhilarating documentary-concert film gives us Elvis in his prime.

Doc Talk: Keeping Time at the Boston Baltic Film Festival

February 27, 2026
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Admiring looks at a wealth of illuminating documentaries in this year’s gathering.

Book Review: “Beckomberga” — A Haunting, Elusive Dive into Madness

February 27, 2026
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Disrepair is the leitmotif. The atmosphere throughout is dark and gray, tinting a sadness that to the narrator seems to be inexpressible.

Book Review: Losing the Flavor — Allegra Goodman and the New Jewish-American Family

February 27, 2026
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What Allegra Goodman’s stories serve up could be called a vision of Jewish American Life Lite.

Film Review: Escapism and Entrapment Collide in “Kiss of the Spider Woman”

February 27, 2026
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The ratio between fantasy and real life felt off in this uneven film version of Kander and Ebb’s 1990 musical.

Film Review: “Queen Kelly” Restored — Erich Von Stroheim’s Mad Genius Resurrected

February 26, 2026
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Cinema lovers with a taste for the exotic and a tolerance for narrative loose ends should take advantage of the re-emergence, via 4k digital makeover, of “Queen Kelly”.

Album Review: Django Festival Allstars Keep Gypsy Swing Vibrant on “Evolution”

February 25, 2026
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“Evolution” is a major statement from master musicians building on a strong tradition and taking it forward into our own generation with passion and elegance.

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