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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.

Theater Review: “Private Lives” — Time for Retirement?

June 12, 2023
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Even when it is well-performed, as it is here, it is unclear whether Noël Coward’s well-constructed comic concoction deserves another theatrical lease on life.

Theater Review: A Sweet-Tempered “As You Like it”

June 11, 2023
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In the Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s likable staging of As You Like It, love looks pretty durable.

Jazz Albums Review: Craft Recordings Reissues — Coltrane, Monk, Davis, Previn, and Vinnegar

June 11, 2023
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As usual with Craft Recordings reissues, these lps are impeccably produced: the silence of the recording before the music starts is almost startling, but it’s the clear sound of what follows that is most impressive.

Theater Review: “Evita” — Encouraging Signs

June 10, 2023
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This American Repertory Theatre co-production gets so many of “Evita”‘s elements right — now all it needs is the musical’s combative soul.

Television Review: “Never Have I Ever” — A Groundbreaking TV Comedy

June 9, 2023
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We have the satisfying conclusion to a series that proved episodic dramas can — in fact, should — grow in depth past their first season.

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