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WATCH CLOSELY: The End of the F***ing World — Coming-of-Age Nihilism

February 6, 2018
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The show is tightly put together, brilliantly balancing black humor with just the right amount of dramatic pathos.

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For the Love of Arts Criticism: An Invitation for the Arts Community to Speak Out – and to Act

February 6, 2018
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The publication, its editor, and its over 60 writers believe that the health of arts criticism and the arts community are inextricably intertwined.

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Book Review: “I Can’t Breathe” — Humanizing the Underclass

February 5, 2018
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Follow almost any of these police brutality cases to their realpolitik conclusion and you will eventually work your way back to a monstrous truth.

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Theater Review: Wilbury Theatre Group’s “The Skin of Our Teeth” — Surreal Meltdown

February 5, 2018
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The WTG production succeeds largely because it heightens the absurdity of a play that takes a comic look at catastrophe.

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Dance Review: BB@home — Trainees’ Playground

February 4, 2018
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The show, organized by associate director of BB II Peter Stark, was built to show off the talents and challenge the performing chops of the young dancers.

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Theater Review: “Every Brilliant Thing” — Two Cheers for Solipsism

February 4, 2018
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A manipulative entertainment that sets out to confuse theater and therapy.

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STREAMING DOCS: A-list Documentaries, February Edition

February 4, 2018
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Where to find the best in new documentaries? In the brave new world of digital streaming.

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Book Review: “The Ghosts of Galway” — Fighting an Irish ISIS

February 4, 2018
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Jack Taylor is a Beckettian character on the skids; he can’t go on, and yet he goes on.

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Remembrance: Larry Coen — An Irreplaceable Boston Actor

February 3, 2018
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The late Larry Coen was a mainstay in Boston theater.

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Film Review: “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” — Unapologetic Romanticism

February 2, 2018
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The most compelling reason to see this film is Annette Bening’s performance as Gloria Grahame — it’s perfect.

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