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Film Reviews: At the Berlin International Film Festival — Diamonds, Drugs, and Sex

February 27, 2022
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Diamonds, drugs, and sex — the stuff of movies.

Film Review: “Cyrano” — Beauty Is Truth, Truth Beauty

February 27, 2022
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There is much to recommend in this opulently romantic film.

Theater Review: “Young Nerds of Color” — Making the Invisible Visible

February 26, 2022
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Young Nerds of Color feels like a bit of an experiment, and it is the kind of creative research that we should hope will continue.

Book Review: “Frank & Co” (Mr. Mother of Invention Speaks His Mind)

February 26, 2022
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Frank Zappa didn’t like being interviewed, but he sure enjoyed having a chat.

Classical Album Reviews: Sibelius Symphonies from Klaus Mäkelä and Owain Arwel Hughes

February 25, 2022
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Conductor Klaus Mäkelä may be young, but, on the merits of this set, he sure seems to be the real deal. Buckle up: this ought to be an exciting career.

Film Review: “Strawberry Mansion” — Strawberry Dreams Forever

February 25, 2022
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Strawberry Mansion‘s biggest asset is that it employs so many different artistic techniques to create a world as wildly inventive as it is heart-achingly sincere.

Rock Album Review: Black Country, New Road — An Ending and a Culmination

February 25, 2022
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Regardless of what’s to come, Ants From Up There represents a dizzying creative apex for Black Country, New Road.

Rock Album Review: Big Thief’s Latest — Among 2022’s Best Albums

February 24, 2022
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Both experimental and welcoming, the double album proves more spontaneous in feel and expansive in style than past Big Thief outings.

Rock Album Review: This Live Album Proves that The Beths Are the Best

February 24, 2022
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It has been a long time since I last felt this passionately about a new artist as I do about The Beths.

Theater Review: “Dreaming Zenzile” — The Miriam Makeba Story

February 24, 2022
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Despite its flaws, Dreaming Zenzile reflects, with power, on the difficult relationship between art and activism.

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