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Television Review: Season Three of “Ramy” — Spreading the Drama Around

September 28, 2022
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Ramy’s drama takes a backseat to those of his relatives and friends, and that ends up expanding the reach and power of the series.

Jazz Album Review: Keith Jarrett’s “Bordeaux Concert” — A Varied Masterpiece

September 28, 2022
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Given Keith Jarrett’s current disability, this new ECM recording is an unexpected gift to his fans.

Concert Review: Eminent Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Richard Thompson at the Shalin Liu Performance Center

September 27, 2022
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The caliber of Richard Thompson’s voice is undiminished. His always expressive, frequently soothing timbre was perfectly intact.

Film Review: “Pearl” — A Star is Born

September 26, 2022
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Move over Patrick Bateman, there’s a new axe-wielding psychopath for impressionable young cinephiles to project themselves onto in town.

At the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival — “My Imaginary Country” Looks at Chile, Where Protests Fill the Streets Again  

September 25, 2022
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Reviews of three new documentaries at TIFF: My Imaginary Country, To Kill a Tiger, and Miucha: The Voice of Bossa Nova.

Doc Talk: American Dreams, North and South, in Films by Abigail Disney and Patricio Guzmán

September 25, 2022
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In their recent films two disparate documentarians – Abigail Disney, the scion of the legendary Hollywood mogul, and Patricio Guzmán, exiled Chilean socialist – investigate the past, present, and future of their nations’ essential illusions.

Concert Review: Boston Symphony plays Williams, Bach, Montgomery, and Holst

September 23, 2022
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Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds is a testament to her impressive compositional chops. Let’s have more from her here, and often.

Film Review: “Blonde” — The Life of Marilyn Monroe, Art House Version

September 22, 2022
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Crucially, Blonde lacks a sense of joy. As Marilyn Monroe crumbles into an alcohol and drug haze, this expressionistic version of her life disintegrates into a succession of discomforting, sometimes laughable, scenarios.

Visual Arts Review: “Robert S. Neuman: Works on Paper” — An Academic’s Odyssey

September 21, 2022
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Robert S. Neuman used modernism’s interest in abstraction and material accident to shape lively compositions that riffed on urbanization, biblical themes, war, the space race, indigenous rights, mental illness, and other topics.

Film Review: “Goodnight Mommy” — A Disappointing Redo

September 21, 2022
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This American remake does not have the power, the confidence of tone, or the aesthetic artistry to measure up to the horrifying original.

This American remake does not have the power, the confidence of tone, or the aesthetic artistry to measure up to the horrifying original.

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