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Film Review: Chris Rock’s “Top Five” — Only Funny on the Fringes

December 29, 2014
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Perhaps Top Five is Chris Rock’s penance for doing lucrative-paying voices for the insanely popular Madagascar animation franchise.

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Book Review: “Nagasaki”‘s Diptych of Aloneness

December 29, 2014
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The success of this short novel set in Japan lies in the empathy it creates for a pair of ordinary and lonely characters.

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Film Review: “The Gambler” Pays Off Handsomely

December 29, 2014
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In The Gambler, Mark Whalberg gives a performance he should be proud of.

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Fuse Film Review: “Big Eyes” — Big Disappointment

December 26, 2014
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Walter is pure evil. Margaret is pure good. And that is Big Eye‘s undoing.

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Music Feature: Notable Classical Recordings of 2014

December 24, 2014
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Feel free to disagree, add to them, come up with your own list, etc. Above all, enjoy!

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Fuse Film Review: Just Wild About “Wild”

December 23, 2014
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Wild is a compelling stream-of-consciousness narrative that mirrors how we actually make sense of our life experiences as we have them and then remember them.

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Theater Review: “Every Brilliant Thing” — Scrambles the Genres, Beautifully

December 23, 2014
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Every Brilliant thing is evidence, which we may need, that life matters, and that theatre matters.

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Theater Commentary: Is a Five-Year-Old Tony Kushner Play Too Challenging For Boston?

December 20, 2014
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The only Boston-based companies that have the means to stage an epic on this scale will shy away from the content while those adventurous enough to handle its iconoclasm lack the means.

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Film Review: Please “Exodus” the Theater Quickly

December 19, 2014
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Exodus: Gods and Kings is a tribute to those overblown biblical movies of the 1950s, albeit with all the eye-candy trappings that today’s high tech special effects can offer.

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The Annual Arts Fuse Holiday Gift Roundup — Tips From Enthusiasts

December 19, 2014
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[Updated] Wondering about what to give the arts and culture lover on your gift list? No problem—the sage writers for The Arts Fuse (with an assist from our readers) come to the rescue with thoughtful suggestions.

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