Review

Film Review: Two Music Docs That Go Deep — “City of a Million Dreams” and “Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille”

June 18, 2023
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Both of these documentaries offer gratifying viewing for any curious roots music fan.

Book Review: “Happy Forever” — An Entertaining Oral History of the Turtles and the World of Pop Music

June 18, 2023
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This offbeat bio of Turtles vocalist, songwriter, and clown prince Mark Volman has been assembled from amusing, insightful, horrifying, honest, and candidly told stories from friends, family, and even some foes.

Film Review: “Blue Jean” — The Color of Truth

June 17, 2023
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This incisive drama set during the height of Thatcherism doesn’t need to amplify its relevance.

Book Review: “Chain-Gang All-Stars” — A Terrifying Future World

June 17, 2023
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In this novel Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah creates a terrifying future world. I’m glad that he chose to anchor that creation so powerfully in the shameful present.

Poetry Review: Robert Desnos’s “Night of Loveless Nights” — Far From Ephemeral

June 16, 2023
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A reprint from 50 years ago, this small book brings to the English-speaking world a strategic introduction to the work of a major French poet of the twentieth century.

Film Review: Doc Talk at the 2023 Provincetown International Film Festival

June 16, 2023
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Two documentaries at PIFF show how we got to where we are now.

Book Review: Nathan Go’s “Forgiving Imelda Marcos” — The Price of Broken Relationships

June 15, 2023
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Nathan Go’s debut novel is entertaining, emotionally resonant, and raises provocative questions about forgiveness, redemption, and love.

Dance Review: Boston Dance Theater’s “Carol Kaye Project” — A Thrilling Tribute

June 13, 2023
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Bravo for the Boston Dance Theater’s decision to venture outside of Boston and perform at an interesting venue in Portland, ME.

Book Review: “My Stupid Intentions” — The Heartbreaking Bildungsroman of a Beech Marten

June 13, 2023
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The fox knows many things in My Stupid Intentions. The beech marten just one.

Concert Review: Leslie Odom Jr. at the Groton Hill Music Center — The Room Where It Happened

June 12, 2023
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Given the overwhelmingly loud and appreciative response from the sold-out crowd, which hung on every note of Leslie Odom, Jr.’s diverse and stirring set list, he’s unlikely to forget Groton anytime soon.

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