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Film Review: “Black Bag” — High Fidelity

March 17, 2025
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Two cheers for monogamy in Steven Soderbergh’s “Black Bag”

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At the Berlin Film Festival: Radu Jude’s Journey Into Guilt, Plus a Young Peter Hujar and an Earnest Jessica Chastain

March 16, 2025
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In Berlin, the closest thing to a consensus on “Kontinental ’25” was that the film didn’t measure up to Romanian director Radu Jude’s customary standards. My view is that the critics didn’t look hard enough.

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Coming Attractions: March 16 Through 31 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 16, 2025
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Film Review: “The Rule of Jenny Pen” — Age, I Do Abhor Thee

March 15, 2025
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A provocative commentary on our need to recognize our our common humanity, the film is, at its heart, a painfully cautionary tale.

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Doc Talk: Beauty and Truth at the National Center for Jewish Film’s Film Festival

March 14, 2025
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Two essential documentaries look at the legacies of Leni Riefenstahl and Elie Wiesel.

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Theater Review: A Powerful “Parade” — Witnessing a Dark Chapter in American History

March 14, 2025
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The sprawling cast — 30-plus players — under Michael Arden’s direction performs with verve; they deliver outstanding performances and have excellent singing chops.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Guitar Players Rejoice — Cherished Joe Pass and Wes Montgomery Sessions Reissued as High-End LPs

March 14, 2025
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Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass are master jazz guitarists who sound nothing alike.

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Concert Review: The Kraftwerk Machine — Still Running Smoothly

March 14, 2025
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Anybody at Tuesday’s show who thought the members of Kraftwerk were just punching buttons at their static posts while audiovisuals surged automatically would be mistaken.

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Book Review: “Kills Well With Others” — Another Mission for Aging Female Assassins

March 13, 2025
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Through it all, Deanna Raybourn’s quartet of females rely on the acuity and resourcefulness that has made the author’s other series characters both so memorable and beloved.

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Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

March 13, 2025
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This week’s poem: Marcella Durand’s “Prosthetic Tongue”

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