Review

Theater Review: Isango Ensemble’s “uCarmen”—A Captivating Version of a Classic

November 16, 2015
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A bewitching South African version of Bizet’s opera — performed with a distinctive blend of spunk and sass.

Theater Review: Overcoming Silence—”The Love of the Nightingale”

November 15, 2015
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Hub Theatre Company’s production is artfully staged in a challenging, three-quarter round space.

Dance Review: Process Pieces From Harvard Dance Project

November 14, 2015
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Each of the ten or so music-less sections showed us a different way of composing movement.

Music Review: Postmodern Jukebox—Reverence for the Past, With a Dash of Irony

November 13, 2015
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Postmodern Jukebox dials the clock back on contemporary pop.

Film Review: “Once in a Lifetime” and “Meet the Hitlers” at the Boston Jewish Film Festival

November 13, 2015
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Two films in the Boston Jewish Film Festival: one sticks to the commonplace, the other looks at the bizarre.

Theater Review: “Chopin Without Piano”—A Problematic Idea

November 12, 2015
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I wish I could say I was dazzled by the production’s concept.

Film Review: “Brooklyn”—A Moving Vision of Irish Hearts and Minds

November 12, 2015
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Brooklyn‘s script neatly consolidates the novel’s trials and tribulations without becoming too saccharine.

Film Review: “The Wonders”—Genuinely Wonderful

November 12, 2015
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Alice Rohrwacher’s film, which won the Grand Prix at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, is a rarity — it is genuinely magical.

Film Review: “By the Sea”—Art House in Hollywood

November 11, 2015
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What keeps the film churning? Not much. A bit of withheld information.

Visual Arts Review: Ink in the Blanks—Bill Griffith Gathers and Discovers His Past with Graphics

November 11, 2015
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If anyone needs more evidence that graphic memoirs are the equal of purely literary ones, Invisible Ink closes the case for good.

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