Review

Theater Review: “Waiting for Waiting for Godot” — No Exit From the Green Room

July 24, 2017
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Dave Hanson’s comic confection, Waiting for Waiting for Godot, is generating plenty of giggles in the back room theater at Club Café.

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Film Review: “Dunkirk” — Overwhelming Immediacy

July 23, 2017
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The Wermacht cut its swathe through France at a rate that amazed Winston Churchill in no small part because it was on speed.

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Film Tribute: George Romero — A Legacy of Blood, Invention, and Survival

July 23, 2017
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Even after death, the human instinct is to kill or be killed.

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Jazz CD Reviews: Laszlo Gardony: “Serious Play”; Tim Ray: “Windows”; Yoko Miwa: “Pathways”

July 23, 2017
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These three area pianists offer up a mini-festival of satisfying keyboard music.

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Poetry Review: Bill Knott’s American Surrealism – A Magic Carpet Ride

July 22, 2017
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Perhaps what makes bill Knott’s poetry so addictive is his uncanny ability to turn language inside out.

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Film Review: “Dunkirk” — An Epic Celebration of the Communal Spirit

July 21, 2017
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Dunkirk is a rousing testament to how common people, when called, can unite against adversity.

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Film Review: The Complete Jean Renoir — Time for a Fascinating Experiment

July 19, 2017
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The Testament of Dr. Cordelier is not a horror movie –it is more of a dark comedy.

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Jazz CD Review: Dominique Eade and Ran Blake’s Personal Vision of Americana on “Town and Country”

July 18, 2017
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The throughline of “Town and Country” is folk — austere, hardscrabble.

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Theater Review: “The Changeling” — A World of Lust, Lies, and Ambition

July 17, 2017
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Canada’s Stratford Festival is offering a rare (and treasurable) opportunity to see this Middleton/Rowley gem performed on stage.

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Theater Review: At the Shaw Festival — An Exquisite “Saint Joan”

July 16, 2017
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In this superb production, George Bernard Shaw’s version of Wonder Woman is far from a comic book savior.

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