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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Read MoreThis splendid book should be read by every child and adult who is convinced he doesn’t “fit in.”
Read MoreThese films might not often directly address the looming menace of Russia, but the tragic history shared by the countries shadows even their moments of happiness, levity, and hope.
Read MoreThe Boston Philharmonic Orchestra was violinist Liza Ferschtman’s equal partner for much of the performance, imbuing Alban Berg’s dense orchestral writing with warmth and shapeliness
Read MoreThe weight of the masterpiece on the other side of the kitchen door is ever-present, and it casts a smothering shadow on this lighter drama.
Read MoreA Mexican director sets a British play in a Times Square restaurant and patients talk to their psychiatrists in Paris.
Read More“Four Daughters” calls attention to the complex and admittedly slippery nature of nonfiction filmmaking.
Read MoreShouting and honking saxes made visceral appeals to the emotions and the body. For jazz critics, this kind of theatricality degraded what should have been ‘Art.’
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