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Doc Talk: In “Steal This Story, Please!,” the Free, Independent Press Persists

April 29, 2026
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A brisk, galvanizing portrait of “Democracy Now!”‘s Amy Goodman and the stubborn fight for adversarial journalism.

Theater Review: “Salesman” in the Void: Joe Mantello’s Haunting, Existential Revival

April 29, 2026
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The smoke drifting over the set is a metaphor for the mind-fogging rhetoric of Willy Loman’s phony boosterism. He has been adrift in an American dream that was a lie all along.

Theater Review: A Strong SpeakEasy Stage Cast Steers “Swept Away”

April 28, 2026
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SpeakEasy Stage’s musically rich production grips with its performances, even as the drama struggles to fully deepen its tale of a crisis at sea.

Book Review: The Stillness Before Silence — Robert Seethaler’s “The Last Movement”

April 28, 2026
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A brief, haunting meditation homing in on the final weeks—and thoughts—of the ailing Gustav Mahler during his voyage back to Europe.

Book Review: “Colossus” — Swimming With the Snakes

April 27, 2026
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Ross Barkan is a good enough of a writer to have avoided the trap of making this novel just an anti-Trump protest.

Fest Review: IFFBoston Shorts — Part Four

April 26, 2026
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Part four of a run-down of live-action narrative shorts. As usual for the IFFBoston, the quality is high, with intriguing subject matter and technical polish.

Film Festival Reviews: Berlin — A Vampire Returns and a Fascist Invasion Revisited

April 26, 2026
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The Berlin International Film Festival had two major premieres this year — a vampire parade and a war saga in Ethiopia.

Fest Review: IFFBoston Shorts — Part Three

April 25, 2026
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Part three of a run-down of live-action narrative shorts. As usual for the IFFBoston, the quality is high, with intriguing subject matter and technical polish.

Fest Review: IFFBoston Shorts — Part Two

April 24, 2026
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Part two of a run-down of live-action narrative shorts. As usual for the IFFBoston, the quality is high, with intriguing subject matter and technical polish.

Fest Review: IFFBoston Shorts — Part One

April 23, 2026
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Part one of a run-down of live-action narrative shorts. As usual for the IFFBoston, the quality is high, with intriguing subject matter and technical polish.

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