Review

Visual Arts Review: The Erratic Eroticism of Francesco Clemente’s “Encampment” at MASS MoCA

July 21, 2015
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It is a conundrum for the critic: is the crudeness of the rendering the result of an expressionist style or a lack of finesse or skill in rendering?

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Visual Arts Review: At the Shelburne Museum — Homegrown Moderns

July 19, 2015
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The show is unabashedly American in subject matter and form: Realism is as much an influence as Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, and the other European –isms.

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Fuse Dance Review: Company Wang Ramirez at Jacob’s Pillow — Love Hurts

July 18, 2015
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Monchichi is about relationships but focused on this particular relationship, in which affection and intimacy and joy and sometimes frustration exist.

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Fuse Film Festival: MFA French Film Fest — Showcasing Two New Deneuve

July 18, 2015
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those who go for things legendarily Gallic, they are offering a real treat; two new films featuring the goddess Catherine Deneuve.

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Film Review: “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” — A-Not-So-Feel-Good Film Worth Seeing

July 17, 2015
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At a time when kids are being spoon-fed countless superhero movies and gothic fantasies, this film stands out because it resonates with the realities in their lives.

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Concert Review: U2 in Boston — Soapboxing Kept to a Minimum

July 17, 2015
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U2 kept their soapboxing excesses at bay and delivered an uplifting and effective mix of new material and bona-fide classics without losing focus on what they do best.

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Theater Review: “Outside Mullingar” — A Poignant Irish Rom Com

July 16, 2015
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John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar is a romantic comedy, so you can guess the dénouement, but all the fun is in getting there.

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Fuse Film Review: In “Trainwreck,” Comedienne Amy Schumer Tells it Like it Is

July 16, 2015
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Director Judd Apatow has done a great job translating Amy Schumer’s humor and salty/sweet persona to the screen in Trainwreck.

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Fuse Concert Review: The Rezillos — A Welcome Visit from Scotland’s Version of the Ramones

July 15, 2015
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Aging punk bands usually seem obliged to prove that their anger is still blazing. Since the Rezillos were never angry in the first place, they don’t have that problem.

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Book Review: Anne Garréta’s “Sphinx” — A Compelling Story of Genderless Love

July 15, 2015
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Garréta pulls off a stylistic feat: it is impossible to determine the gender of the two main characters.

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