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Film Review: “Herself” — “Safe as Houses”

January 14, 2021
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While the film is determinedly called “Herself “(“you got this, girl…”), the subtitle could equally have been “It Takes a Village…”

Film Review: Movies to Watch While Sheltering in Place, Impeachment Edition — Stir-Crazy 14

January 14, 2021
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Celebrate impeachment in your home with this critic’s fourteenth list of movies guaranteed to entertain.

Classical Album Review: John Adams Orchestral Works

January 13, 2021
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My Father Knew Charles Ives and Harmonielehre make an excellent pairing on the Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s new, all-Adams album led by music director Giancarlo Guerrero.

Theater Review: “Days to Come” – Wanting to Say Too Much

January 13, 2021
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Mint Theater Company’s choice to revive Days to Come is more intriguing than Lillian Hellman’s muddled play.

Television Review: “Surviving Death” — Probing Death and the Great Beyond

January 11, 2021
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Surviving Death’s balance between personal experiences and scientific theories makes the series unexpectedly provocative.

Television Review: BBC’s “The Repair Shop” — Fiercely Amiable

January 11, 2021
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BBC’s The Repair Shop is about hard work and mending battered psyches.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Ends on a Sentimental Note

January 9, 2021
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I will miss Chilling Adventures of Sabrina more than I may care to admit.

Album Review: “Man on the Moon III: The Chosen” — Kid Cudi Finds Himself, Again

January 9, 2021
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Occasional slip-ups shouldn’t obscure appreciation of Kid Cudi’s fantastic vocal performance.

Classical Album Review: “Adrian Boult: A Musical Legacy” — Introduction to a Special Conductor

January 8, 2021
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Sir Adrian Boult certainly had his ups and downs as a conductor, but these performances showcase him largely at his best.

Opera Album Review: Leonardo “no-dah” Vinci’s “Gismondo” — Quite Wonderful Stuff, Splendidly Performed.

January 8, 2021
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Lovers of Baroque opera will want to scoop this one up quickly. I certainly have more respect and affection for Leonardo Vinci, now that I’ve come to know several of his operas.

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