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Film Review: “Tommaso” — A Portrait of the Messy Inner Life of an Artist

June 4, 2020
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Director/writer Abel Ferrrara, who often features character actors such as Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel in his movies, has found a kindred spirit in Willem Dafoe.

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Jazz Album Review: Wolfgang Muthspiel’s Superb “Angular Blues”

June 4, 2020
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The precision and inventiveness of Angular Blues more than meets our high expectations for this terrific trio.

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Arts Commentary: Consider the Self — I am George Floyd. I am Derek Chauvin.

June 3, 2020
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I am Derek Chauvin, and I am George Floyd. Who are you?

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Television Review: “Ramy,” Season 2 — An Egyptian-American Muslim on a Hilarious Quest

June 2, 2020
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Much of the fun of Ramy comes from its deadpan embrace of heightened absurdity.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Matthew Shipp and Whit Dickey — Unrepentant Proponents of Free Jazz

June 2, 2020
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Decades on, Matthew Shipp and Whit Dickey have grown into mature models of how to keep the faith when following an idiosyncratic muse.

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Book Review: “The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien” — Ignoring the Poetry

June 1, 2020
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This is a beautifully produced book, replete with illustrations. Full-page photos of evocative landscapes are supplemented by both maps and smaller shots detailing architectural features.

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Theater Commentary: The Boston Theater Critics Association — Finally Reached a Conclusion?

June 1, 2020
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The Boston Theater Critics Association should take action in support of #MeToo. But this will probably be the last year I request that Israel Horovitz’s Elliot Norton Prize be withdrawn.

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Film Review: Want More Movies to Watch While Sheltering in Place? Stir-Crazy 5

June 1, 2020
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Five more feature films of great interest and their links, carefully chosen to get you through the travails of the coronavirus..

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Jazz EP Review: Esperanza Spalding and Fred Hersch: Live at the Village Vanguard — A Divine Duo

May 31, 2020
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Yes, purchasing this EP will help out a good cause, but the musical value of this fabulous duo’s performance is priceless.

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Pop Album Review: “how i’m feeling now” by Charli XCX — What Life is Like, Sheltering in Place

May 29, 2020
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Charli has successfully dramatized her impatiently jagged state of mind, supplying an emotionally honest stream of consciousness that suggests what she (and no doubt many others of her generation) is feeling and thinking in quarantine.

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