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Theater Interview: Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival’s David Kaplan on “Last Call: The Final Fall Festival”

September 2, 2025
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“For this season, I did not want us to do a ‘greatest hits.’ I did not want to limp away. This is our last full and robust season, but not our last time producing plays.”

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Book Review” “Trip” — Tour Through an Undiscovered Country

September 2, 2025
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A giddily inventive, surreally hilarious, and sometimes profound debut novel.

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Concert Review: Boston Landmarks Orchestra Closes Its Season with Its First Ever Performance of Mahler’s First Symphony

September 1, 2025
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The Boston Landmarks Orchestra offered a rousing valediction for a summer season drawing to a close.

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September Short Fuses — Materia Critica

September 1, 2025
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Coming Attractions: August 31 Through September 15 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 31, 2025
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, television, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Film Review: “The Thursday Murder Club” — Geriatric Bloodhounds

August 30, 2025
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Considering the chaotic state the world is in, there is something to be said for this kind of film — a nice little movie that supplies a welcome pick-me-up

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Book Review: “Film Noir” — Taking an illuminating Walk on the Dark Side of Cinema

August 30, 2025
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Film noir’s penetrating, knowing diagnosis of, and response to, corruption and venality prepares us for the dank turpitude that lurks in places both highfalutin and hidden.

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Jazz Album Review: Aruán Ortiz’s “Créole Renaissance” — A Unique Sound

August 30, 2025
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Aruán Ortiz’s energy, his skill at creating surprises and variations, and his impressive keyboard mastery make his solo album fascinating.

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Film Review: “Caught Stealing” — A Superior Crime Thriller

August 29, 2025
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Viewers would be wise not to search for a deeper meaning in “Caught Stealing” — this is an example of entertaining commercial filmmaking from one of our best directors.

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Film Preview: “Cat Fancy” at the Brattle Theatre Will Leave You Purring for More

August 29, 2025
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An engagingly put together cinematic celebration of the cat.

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