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Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 5-8

December 14, 2021
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The series gives a fine overview of its selected artists, and it does an even better job of introducing the turbulence, torments, treasures, and trippiness of 1971 to audiences who didn’t live through it (or who can’t remember much of it, for whatever reason).

Opera Review: “Eurydice” – Not a Love Story But a Father-Daughter Dirge

November 27, 2021
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Forget romance. Forget chemistry. Forget star-crossed lovers. At its heart, this Eurydice is concerned with the love between a father and a daughter.

Jazz Albums Review: “Skyline” and “A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday” — Marching to the Beat of the Same Drummer

November 16, 2021
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The presence of veteran drummer Jack DeJohnette ties together two new releases.

Rap Album Review: Lil Nas X’s “MONTERO” — More than a Meme

October 18, 2021
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With this satisfying album Lil Nas X has made one thing clear — he’s more than a meme.

Film Review: Getting “Dune” Right — Superheroes Critiqued

October 18, 2021
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One of the great strengths of this Dune is that it humanizes its protagonists. They are detailed human characters, which makes their assuming the mask of the White Savior all the more troubling.

Film Reviews: Toronto International Film Festival – Leopards and Lumpens and an Indian Lourdes

September 21, 2021
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A quartet of highlights from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival: Anatolian Leopard, Dashcam, One Second, and Dug Dug.

Film Review: Interrogating Guilt — Paul Schrader’s “The Card Counter”

September 9, 2021
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The Card Counter collapses under the weight of director Paul Schrader’s guilt complex.

Jazz Album Review: Superb Celebrations of the Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

June 19, 2021
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Vocalist Anaïs Reno and Mark Masters and his big band supply compelling homages to the brilliance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.

Dance Review: Abilities Dance Boston’s “Firebird Ballet” — Taking Inspiring Flight

May 21, 2021
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Re-envisioning and performing this beloved classic ballet with dancers that identify as disabled seems to me to be the definition of courageous.

Film Review: “About Endlessness” — A Profound Vision of the Beauty of Loss

April 29, 2021
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About Endlessness’s deadpan combination of sadness and rage feels complete, as if the master dropped the mic before leaving the building after the final edit.

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