Review

Film Review: “You Hurt My Feelings” — A Shape-Shifting Entertainment

May 23, 2023
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It features fine performances, but the comedy-drama, You Hurt My Feelings avoids placing too much on the line. It exists in a comfortable middle ground — nothing is ever taken to an extreme.

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Film Review: Lorca, Cthulhu, Cosmic Horror… “The Little Mermaid”

May 22, 2023
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The dehumanization in The Little Mermaid is not just a matter of the absence of craft; at heart, this is a cynical investment that can’t transcend its craven essence.

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Rock Album Review: Ian Hunter’s “Defiance Part I” — Miles To Go Before He Sleeps

May 22, 2023
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Now an octogenarian, Ian Hunter remains a gifted songwriter, a distinctive vocalist, and a man who truly has a rock and roll heart.

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Theater Review: At This “Prom” — Acceptance, Love, and Laughter

May 22, 2023
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The Prom’s greatest strength is how the musical can be, almost simultaneously, satirical, hilarious, and nuanced.

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Film Review: “Fanny: The Right to Rock” – A Female Band That Cracked — But Didn’t Break — the Glass Ceiling

May 21, 2023
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A documentary about the female band Fanny asks why the talented LA hard rockers missed out on the big time.

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Opera Review: “HER | alive.un.dead” — The Sacrifices We Make in the Name of Love

May 20, 2023
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HER | alive.un.dead proves that some stories are best told by trusting the audience’s imagination.

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Doc Talk: Five International Cinematic Treks

May 19, 2023
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The world is yours at the Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston

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Book Review: “But God Made Him a Poet: John Ford” — An Essential Book on a World-Class American Director

May 18, 2023
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What makes Scout Tafoya’s book a radical departure from earlier studies is his in-your-face challenges to John Ford’s character and his racial politics.

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Rock Album Review: Neighbor’s Debut Studio Recording Shows Plenty of Breadth and Depth

May 17, 2023
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Neighbor is steeped in what could be considered rock ’n’ roll’s golden era — the ’70s. That is when bands could be — and were damn well expected to be— both technically dazzling and broadly appealing.

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Visual Art/Design Book Review: “America Goes Modern” — The Triumph of the Beautiful and the Functional

May 17, 2023
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America Goes Modern does splendid justice to the genesis of a miraculous design phenomenon.

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