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Film Review: A Powerful “Philomena”

January 3, 2014
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Evaluating actress Judi Dench is akin to watching a great athlete do a high dive or land a difficult jump on ice skates. She nails it so often that you half expect a row of judges to hold up cards with nothing but 10’s on them.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

January 3, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in dance, film, and theater that’s coming up this week.

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TV/DVD Commentary: Loving “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”

January 2, 2014
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Although there are bumps on the way from the brilliant first season to the uneven fourth season, “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” stands as a clever, thought-provoking and joyful creation – a pleasure that’s anything but guilty.

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Movie Review: “A Touch of Sin” — A Fearless Vision of Corruption in Contemporary China

January 2, 2014
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In “A Touch of Sin,” four depressing stories float into one other, all said to be based on news stories from Chinese papers.

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Music Review: Favorite and Least Favorite Shows of 2013

January 1, 2014
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Fuse Music Critic Noah Schaffer’s favorite live music moments from the past year.

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Short Fuse: Quotes for the New Year

December 31, 2013
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Fuse Writer Harvey Blume supplies some quotations for the new year.

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Film Review: Spike Jonze’s “Her” — Is This Love Affair Creepy? Or Probing?

December 31, 2013
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Is “Her” exploring truths about romance and emotional need? Or is this a creepy look into how far we’ve surrendered to the infantilizing embrace of technology?

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Concert Review: Melissa Ferrick at Club Passim — A Welcome Glimpse of Her Hippie Side

December 30, 2013
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Melissa Ferrick joined the songwriting faculty at Berklee, where she dropped out as a student two decades ago. The Berklee influence may account for the increased craft in her songs,.

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Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2013

December 29, 2013
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Fuse Theater critics pick some of the outstanding shows of the past year.

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Movie Review: The Ten Best Films of 2013 — Our Lists

December 28, 2013
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The most unfairly maligned film of the year: Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor.” The most overrated movie of the year, which gave me a mammoth headache: “American Hustle.”

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