Month: June 2016

Fuse Film Review: “Me Before You” — More Than Your Standard Tearjerker

June 10, 2016
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Time after time, when the cheap and easy outcome is there for the plucking, Me Before You ditches the teary payoffs.

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Film Review: “The Fallen Idol” — Through the Eyes of a Child

June 10, 2016
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The Fallen Idol is one of the best achieved examples in cinema of seeing the world through the eyes of a child.

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Visual Art Review: A Pair of Drawing Shows at the Harvard Art Museums

June 9, 2016
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Rembrandt’s casual scratches snap into recognizability with the surprise of stage magic. But there’s no trick, it’s the genuine miracle of talent.

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The Fuse Turns Nine: Summer Appeal — Teaching Arts Criticism to a New Generation

June 9, 2016
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The Arts Fuse is developing a new initiative: the Arts Critic Mentorship Program and celebrates turning nine!

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Book Review: “New England Bound” — Slavery and the Puritans

June 8, 2016
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It is not surprising that Wendy Warren strains to find words to “comprehend the rank tragedy that resulted from enslavement.”

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Book Review: Incurable Absences — Olivia Rosenthal’s novel about Alzheimer’s and Much More

June 7, 2016
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The author makes fully human an illness marked by absence and estrangement from humanity.

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Dance Review: Paula Josa-Jones — Shape Shifter

June 7, 2016
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Josa-Jones is a unique mover, totally committed to her movement, and totally moving in every body part.

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Fuse Book Review: “Sweetbitter” — Stale Flavour Du Jour

June 6, 2016
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In no way does Sweetbitter succeed in doing what you are led to expect of it: to frame the post-9/11 zeitgeist.

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Coming Attractions: June 6 through 14 — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

June 6, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Fuse Jazz Preview: Southeast by Northwest, the Festival Season Kicks Off this Weekend

June 4, 2016
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From Providence to Burlington by way of Cambridge, the New England jazz festival season is now underway.

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