Review

WATCH CLOSELY: “A Very English Scandal” — All You Need Is Love

August 10, 2018
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The most compelling reason to tune into this series is the superb cast, led by Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw.

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Film Review: “Sorry To Bother You” — Engaging Anti-Capitalist Satire

August 10, 2018
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Sorry to Bother You is a doozy — vividly shot, morally vigorous, and consistently funny.

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Jazz Festival Review: Memorable Moments From Newport, 2018

August 9, 2018
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One aspect of Newport I treasure is that it shows me, every time, how much I don’t know.

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Book Review: “Educated” — An Exemplary Memoir

August 8, 2018
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Educated is a testament to the power of sensitive friends and mentors — and to Tara Westover’s own resilience.

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Film Review: “BlacKkKlansman” — Incendiary Entertainment

August 8, 2018
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BlacKkKlansman is a fiery polemic on America’s long history of bigotry and racism, establishing a through-line that leads to the intolerance of the current president.

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Visual Arts Review: “Life, Death & Revelry” at the Gardner Museum

August 8, 2018
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Life, Death & Revelry explores the aura of the Farnese Sarcophagus from several points of view, including those of the conservators who recently cleaned it of decades of accumulated grime.

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Book Review: “Sonny Rollins — Meditating on a Riff”

August 7, 2018
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The author of this Sonny Rollins bio promises us “A Journey into his World of Spirituality” — and that sets high expectations.

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Visual Arts Review: Ogunquit Museum of American Art

August 4, 2018
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You will leave the museum stimulated by its provocative presentations of paint, photography, video, and words.

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Film Review: “Cold Water” — An Early Masterpiece from Olivier Assayas

August 4, 2018
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A prescient work that introduces themes and imagery (particularly youth, nostalgia and urban angst) that have become central to Olivier Assayas’ oeuvre.

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Reflections and Echoes: Colin Carr Plays the Complete Bach Cello Suites

August 1, 2018
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Overall, this was classy cello playing. Colin Carr relied on, and brought out, the inherent architecture of the Bach suites.

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