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Film Review: “A Woman, a Part” — Leaving the Business

January 23, 2018
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Credit director Elisabeth Subrin for being resourceful in incorporating her cast’s real-life situations into her storytelling.

Classical CD Reviews: Kamus Quartet’s “Homunculus” and Jeroen Van Veen plays Adams

January 22, 2018
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The nearly 10 year wait for the premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s string quartet Homunculus was worth it.

Book Review: “Surviving Jersey” — Chronicling Wild Times

January 22, 2018
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This superb volume is much more than a group of essays; it is a tale with a trajectory fashioned by a writer who is determined to be achingly honest.

Theater Review: “Unveiled” — An Exploration in Understanding

January 22, 2018
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As a storyteller, Rohina Malik exudes warmth and humanity.

Book Review: Lou Reed — A Welter of Contradictions

January 21, 2018
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Anthony DeCurtis wants to do justice to his subjects’ extensive catalogue, but the book begins to feel less like exegesis and more like Lou Reed 101.

Classical CD Reviews: Hindemith Orchestral Works and Symphonic Psalms

January 21, 2018
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Conductor Marek Janowski’s Hindemith is all vigor and athleticism; Tenebrae’s Symphonic Psalms & Prayers is captivating.

Film Review: “Thelma” — Surreal Adolescence

January 20, 2018
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Thelma learns that she can’t escape who she is — but she can control what she does.

Theater Review: “Lost Girls” — Raw and Revelatory

January 20, 2018
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Ultimately, this production of Lost Girls might have gone deeper if it had been slowed down a bit.

Theater Review: “Shakespeare in Love” — Lightweight Bard

January 19, 2018
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SpeakEasy Stage Company’s production of Shakespeare in Love comes off as lovely, temperate, and at least a little trite.

WATCH CLOSELY: “The Last Five Years” — David Bowie’s Immortal Artistic Vision

January 18, 2018
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To the end of his life, David Bowie was excited about creating innovative sounds and collaborating with new musicians.

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