Review
The overall effect is one of a genial, superficial club lecture on reading and writing poetry, punctuated by Frost’s Greatest Hits.
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The recital of this remarkably self-aware singer was a series of highly literate and musically satisfying mini-dramas.
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What makes The Traitor ultimately worth watching is its epic sweep, the deft way director Marco Bellocchio and his below-the-credits team carve out the dramatic highlights of Italy’s twenty year war with the Cosa Nostra.
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Odyssey Opera revels in the glittering wit and touching moments of this full-length chamber opera by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, better known for his Hollywood film scores and some wonderful guitar pieces.
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Here is why you have to read this book: It gives proof to my faith that those beautiful lines and paragraphs created through the ages can comfort in present distress and continue to do so as one heals.
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While The Assistant’s scenario alludes to Harvey Weinstein, the problem is systemic in the entertainment business and probably many other workplaces.
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While there is much to admire about Detroit Red’s script, there are serious problems with the staging.
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Vivian Gornick is an elegist of the transformative experience of reading and writing, what she calls “the companionateness” of books.
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For all the teen-pop trappings, however, there is an old-fashioned sensibility to Rex Orange County’s music.
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The main problem with Gloria is its expository storytelling. Events are mostly announced and described rather than recreated.
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