Review

Rock Review: Mike & the Mechanics — A High Sense of Songcraft

March 8, 2015
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Over a 90-minute set Mike & the Mechanics touched a number of bases, all of them comfortable and familiar: Rousing AOR rock, soft rock ballads, retro-soul, and just a slight touch of Genesis prog.

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Dance Review: At Dance Complex — Peter DiMuro’s Complexities

March 8, 2015
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Since joining the Dance Complex as executive director nearly two years ago, Peter DiMuro has been committed to widening the niche-bound notion of dance.

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Theater Review: Kneehigh Wows With “Tristan & Yseult” — Love, Raucous and Romantic

March 8, 2015
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This exhilarating Tristan & Yseult shakes us out of our role as passive observers and reminds us of the euphoria and the heartbreak love can bring.

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Film Review: “Casa Grande” – When the 1% Takes a Tumble

March 7, 2015
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In this powerful film, writer-director Fellipe Barbosa asks a number of pointed political and social questions about traumatic transitions.

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Fuse Rock Review: The Current Gang of Four — Cut-rate, Yes, But Not That Bad

March 7, 2015
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Ok, this isn’t the Gang of Four of yore — but There’s still something to be said for getting drunk on cheap wine.

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Film Review: “Obra” — A Dark Visual Dynamo from Brazil

March 7, 2015
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The enduring curse of the past is not a new subject; it is Obra’s compelling visuals that make it special.

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Film Review: “Wild Tales” From Argentina — Fascinating Visions of the Id Gone Wild

March 6, 2015
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Director and writer Damián Szifrón fills his tales with lethal ironies and jarring twists of fate that build with relentless momentum to resolutions that somehow manage to be both horrid and comical.

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Poetry Review: “It’s Like That If You’re Alive” — The Poetry of Tone Škrjanec

March 6, 2015
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Looking deeply into things and, by no means least of all, into other human beings implies meditating on brevity, on ephemerality—and this is what Tone Škrjanec does in this book.

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Book Review: Ned Beauman’s Unconventional “Glow”

March 6, 2015
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Glow is a witty, accessible, but at times overly ambitious journey through the world of exotic drugs, the chemistry of romance, and the insidious effects of globalization.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Grounded” — The Costs of a Long-Distance War

March 6, 2015
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Celeste Oliva’s performance is so raw, we experience every doubt, every fear, and watch her confidence slowly evaporate under pressure.

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