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Film Review “Spettacolo” and “One October” at the IFFBoston

April 28, 2017
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From the homogeneous small town of Spettacolo, we travel to One October‘s ethnic gumbo of eight million in New York City.

Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra plays Mahler

April 27, 2017
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So, what is one to make of the BPYO’s weekend effort? It was a bit bold, to be sure. But it was also stirring, heartfelt, and timely.

Film Review: “Sylvio” and “Tormenting the Hen” at the IFFBoston

April 27, 2017
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The absurdist comedy Sylvio suffers from chronic low energy, but Tormenting the Hen is mysterious and magnetic.

Television Review: “The Handmaid’s Tale” — Not a Documentary…Yet

April 26, 2017
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Margaret Atwood’s novel turns out to have been far more clairvoyant than even she believed it would be.

Film Review: “A Quiet Passion” — A Personal View of Emily Dickinson

April 25, 2017
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Cynthia Nixon is a great Emily Dickinson, so deeply angry, so heartbreaking in her fool’s life of stoic suffering.

Film Review: “Phoenix Forgotten” — Retro Science Fiction

April 25, 2017
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If you have a hankering for a new “found-footage” film, then Phoenix Forgotten will feed your retro-appetite.

Book Review: “A Line Made By Walking” — A Lyrical Portrait of a Depressed Artist

April 24, 2017
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Sara Baume’s sophomore novel insists that we rethink the value of empathy: depend on it, yes, but also be suspicious.

Concert Review: “Bach Trios” — Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile

April 24, 2017
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J.S. Bach has been subjected to every imaginable kind of transcription, but the combination of mandolin, bass, and cello is probably new.

Film Review: “Free Fire” — A Tsunami of Gunshots

April 22, 2017
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While calling this Ben Wheatley’s most violent film may be debatable, Free Fire is absolutely the one most riddled with gunshots.

Book Review: “The Girl at the Baggage Claim” – An Exploration of Avocado Pits and In(ter)dependent Selves

April 22, 2017
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What could easily have become a dense, jargon-filled work of cultural psychology instead reads like a thoughtful conversation.

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