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Film Review: “The Lost Daughter” — Surviving Womanhood

January 17, 2022
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Beyond its engaging plot and the tour de force performances by Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter is a gorgeous and sure-handed work of cinema.

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Classical Album Review: United Strings of Europe’s “Renewal”

January 16, 2022
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A young ensemble, the USE is a technically accomplished one and, regardless of the interpretive strengths or weaknesses of each reading, the group’s sheer skill level is evenly impressive.

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Classical Music Album Review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project Plays John Harbison

January 15, 2022
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A surprisingly moving collection, all of it mightily played and sung by musicians who clearly intuit John Harbison’s musical language.

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Poetry Review: The Word-Whipped Verse of “Flame in a Stable”

January 15, 2022
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Flame in a Stable admits the reader into the committed life of a literate, far-reaching, colloquial, passionate, playful, and witty poetic voice,

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Film Review: “Sex Appeal” — Science Meets Teen Sex Romp

January 14, 2022
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This is a fresh take on a teen sex comedy: someone who worships logic sets out to explore the complexity of sexuality.

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Visual Art Review: Krzysztof Wodiczko — The Art of Interrogative Design

January 11, 2022
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Both of these exhibits are examples of the artist as a 21st century shaman — a prophetic, as well as a creative, force.

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Jazz Album Review: Emile Parisien Sextet’s “Louise” — Deeply Lyrical, Disciplined, and Free

January 10, 2022
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Soprano saxophonist Emile Parisien’s new disc is deliberately, and satisfyingly, international.

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Jazz Album Reviews: A Trio of Recordings That Put String Quartets in Jazzy Settings

January 9, 2022
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The rewards of these and other recordings provide ample proof that, with its shape-shifting qualities, the string quartet will continue to be a powerful asset for talented jazz composers.

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Classical Album Review: The “Spectre Bridegroom” Flies Again — Accompanied by Powerful Music

January 7, 2022
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Newly recorded in the original German, Anton Reicha’s Lenore offers a vivid response to Bürger’s famous “Gothic” ballad from 1774.

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Jazz Album Review: Art Pepper and Zoot Sims — A Sweetly Swinging “Jam Session”

January 7, 2022
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Whether playing together or apart, on this 1981 recording the two saxophonists couldn’t sound more gracefully inspired or more compatible.

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