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Tony Zierra’s film is a worthy and interesting one, but I admit to becoming worn down by the endless litany of unglamorous ways that protagonist Leon Vitali worked his butt off for the genius filmmaker.
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Let the Sunshine In is French filmmaker Claire Denis’s one-note ode to the power of love even when, in this case, love stinks like dead fish.
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Roberta Silman’s engaging and deeply felt novel is a reminder of what it means to carry a historical burden on both a personal and national level.
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Singer Allan Harris clearly loves Eddie Jefferson’s music and performs it with sincerity and chops.
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Director Ellie Heyman and her talented cast have their hands full with this new work because it is, in some ways, a tale of two musicals.
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Joshua Sobol isn’t interested in exploring dramatic possibilities but making sure his equation about the inevitable mechanics of violence works out.
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Writer-director Michael Pearce’s debut feature is self-assured and finely-wrought.
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Do these “four late nineteenth-century visionaries” still speak to us?
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The music and performances on this delightful trio album are blithe and profound, a combination that should charm many listeners.
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Visual Arts Commentary: Paying Attention to Boston’s Jewish Expressionists
Until recently, the Museum of Fine Arts has ignored Boston’s artists of Jewish heritage.
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