Review

Film Review: “Where the Pavement Ends” — The Roots of Racism

October 19, 2018
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What is distinctive about Jane Gillooly’s superb documentary is its patient unfolding of the history of discrimination in a specific area.

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Video Game Commentary: “Life Is Strange 2” — Indie Game Culture Goes Political

October 19, 2018
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Life Is Strange 2 makes no secret about its sympathy for Mexican-Americans in the era of Trump.

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Film Review: “Tea With the Dames” — A Sublime Gabfest

October 19, 2018
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These are not stodgy actresses, but a diverse of group of women proffering salty temperaments, glowing façades, and the exquisite articulation that reflects decades on the stage.

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Classical CD Review: Lorelei Ensemble’s “Impermanence” — Inspired

October 18, 2018
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Lorelei Ensemble’s latest recording is awe-inspiring.

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Film Review: “The Clovehitch Killer” — Sinister at Face Value

October 17, 2018
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The Clovehitch Killer is a creepy little movie about a creepy little idea, the parasitic kind that worms through the ear canal and eats away at brain matter.

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Poetry Review: “Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania” — A Playful Polish Epic

October 17, 2018
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In his exhilarating translation of Pan Tadeusz, Bill Johnston captures Adam Mickiewicz’s wild fluctuations of register and brilliant associative riffs. The volume recently won the 2019 National Translation Award in Poetry.

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Concert Review: Al Stewart Returns to the “Year of the Cat”

October 17, 2018
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Though Al Stewart can’t hit the high notes like he used to, his distinctive, crisp voice is still strong and melodic at 72.

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Opera Review: BLO’s “The Barber of Seville” — An Exhilarating Triumph

October 16, 2018
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Every performance of opera should leave an audience so exhilarated.

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Film Review: “Piercing” — A Kinked-Out Curio

October 16, 2018
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Piercing choreographs its weirdness early and often.

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Book Review: “A Life of My Own” — Reserved to a Fault

October 16, 2018
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Claire Tomalin narrates her story with a prototypically English stiff upper lip, and a reticence about the personal.

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