Review
“Art is anything you can get away with,” said Marshall McLuhan. Three films that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival suggest that he was right.
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Chronicling acts of feminist sisterhood, “Girlfriend” memorializes a mutual support system that has been among the backbones of American life.
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The book is crafted, sentence for sentence, as a seemingly impossibly layered mindscape — rich if not overripe in what must be metaphor, must be symbolism.
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This is a measured book, harrowing at times but also thoroughly enjoyable. It’s a fun read about a rape trial.
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Two portraits of champions: a famous fighter for civil rights and a little girl who loves chess.
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Played and sung with verve in its New England premiere, “Frederick Douglass” stands as the most significant revival BMOP has undertaken in recent years.
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How should artists live under autocracy? A Cold War Polish poet doesn’t have good answers, but offers chilling advice.
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For those seeking adventure away from cookie-cutter arena rock, Phish still fit the bill.
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“Room on the Sea” is impressively crafted and written, but its lack of bite, drive, and action left me restless.
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Still, even with its flaws, this short book is an important contribution to literature by and about atomic bomb survivors because it underlines their indispensable value as witnesses.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues