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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Film Review: “The Matrix Resurrections” – A Glitch in the Reboot

January 6, 2022
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Director Lana Wachowski seems less interested in telling a coherent story with fleshed out characters than she is in aggressively commenting on how we’re trapped in a cycle of reboots and remakes with no end in sight.

Jazz Album Reviews: Spirited Quests from Pianist Fred Hersch and Saxophonist Tony Malaby

January 5, 2022
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The Cave of Winds and Breath By Breath amply confirm that, regardless of the stress of COVID, jazz’s life-force remains strong as we venture into a brave new year.

Theater Review: “Kimberly Akimbo” Is Heart-Rending and Life-Affirming  

January 5, 2022
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The new musical by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire is a show that everyone who believes in the artistic future and emotional power of the American musical will want to see.

Film Review: “Don’t Look Up” — A Pitch-Dark Satire that Dares to be Impudently Pessimistic

January 4, 2022
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The knee-jerk, hateful reviews of Don’t Look Up possess comments so outsized, and so beside the point, that they bear a resemblance to the oblivious thinking of the movie’s anti-science ostriches.

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