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In Russia, the defenders of Nadia, Masha, and Katia have compared their plight to the victims of the infamous Stalinist “Show Trials” of the ’30s.
Read MoreThough its central events are in the past, conveyed by characters by means of often ambiguous shreds of memory and musing, “In Times of Fading Light” is a work of quiet power and beauty, dense with sorrow, telling detail, and suspense.
Read MoreWith “The Redeemer,” Dean Blunt has yet again managed to mystify his listeners – this time with gorgeous compositions, a vague yet compelling narrative, and unprecedented honesty.
Read MoreWe’ve reached a sad situation in America where even sophisticated art house audiences balk at foreign-language films except those made in a handful of favored countries.
Read MoreBoston’s free festival season is beginning to seem like a musical arms race.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select some of the most promising in music, theater, and film for the coming week. A new feature!
Read MoreIt turns out that budding arts writers are anxious to learn how to master the demanding nuts and bolts of reviewing, especially given how few examples of first-rate criticism can be found in the increasingly all-thumbs mainstream media.
Read MoreIn the end, William Kamkwamba’s story in “William and the Windmill” is deeply inspirational. As the saying goes, talent is universal, opportunity is not.
Read More“Fifty Shades of Grey”‘s infamous “red room of pain,” where Christian Grey keeps his S&M tools neat and clean, is never displayed, while none of the novel’s dominant-submissive sexual fetishes are exploited for sly laughs.
Read MoreRachel Hadas’ poems present deceptively calm surfaces, like a lake that hides its rich inner life beneath bright reflections of clouds and blue sky.
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Arts Commentary & CD Reviews: On The Kennedy Center, Ben Folds, & Gustav Mahler