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High-Rise‘s urban apocalypse is laid on thick. One wishes for a modern existence that is not quite so alienating.
Read MoreRoosevElvis turns out to a sort of slaphappy homage to two American legends, a genial romp that sticks to stereotypes.
Read MoreThe director approaches his Star Wars interviewees with obvious glee, but he’s also on a quest.
Read MoreA rare opportunity to see — on the big screen — a film starring Boston-born silent comedian Raymond Griffith, a master of the debonair pratfall.
Read MoreAlthough Anger and Forgiveness is a work of systematic philosophy it is also provocatively personal.
Read MoreA Great Wilderness dramatizes the plight of a believer who is forced to face a powerful truth about himself — that he has probably wasted his life.
Read MoreWhat is there to say about an album that Rolling Stone ranked #2 in its 2003 list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”?
Read MoreOh, it’s a strange world, ballet — filled with rituals and practices that Mary Jane Doherty captures with sharp-eyed grace.
Read MoreWhen it comes to dramatic debate, balanced parry and thrust are paramount.
Read MoreWhat interested me about Bitches Brew was the chance to discover how choreographer Karole Armitage re-rigs classical ballet steps.
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Holiday Commentary: Making Room for the Stranger