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Book Review: “Punch Me Up to the Gods” — Stories That Need to be Told

November 30, 2021
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A stunning indictment of homophobia, racism, and toxic masculinity, particularly among African Americans, Punch Me Up to the Gods holds a mirror up to America, a mirror before which many of us will not want to linger.

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Film Review: Alice Guy-Blaché — One of the First, if not the First, Makers of Narrative Cinema

January 13, 2020
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A fuller accounting of the creative contributions of women to the film industry in its early decades is still fighting for a place in mainstream awareness. The documentary Be Natural is a valuable battering ram in that fight.

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Coming Attractions in Theater: September 2011

August 31, 2011
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Every September proffers an explosion of productions; as usual, my eclectic picks, driven by my prejudice for the new. There are few world premieres among the openers this season, aside from the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival’s “Once in a Lifetime” and Arts Emerson’s presentation of The Foundry Theatre’s “How Much is Enough.”

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

January 18, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, dance, author events, and theater for the coming week.

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Dance Review: Festival of South African Dance — Sheer Exhilaration

October 26, 2017
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A festival of Gumboot and Pantsula at Rhode Island College featured a large cast of virtuosic dancers and engaging musicians.

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Visual Arts Review: The Young Have Come Down With “Warhol Mania”

November 29, 2014
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In 1957, Women’s Wear Daily called Andy Warhol “the Leonardo da Vinci of the shoe trade.”

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Coming Attractions: February 2 through 17 — What Will Light Your Fire

February 2, 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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Doc Talk: The Boston Palestine Film Festival — Visions of Loss and Recovery

October 18, 2024
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At The Boston Palestine Film Festival: a recognition of what remains and a restoration of what is lost.

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Film Review: “Don’t Worry Darling” — Land of the Living Dolls

September 19, 2022
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As a satire on the power of male-dominated corporations to manufacture consent and conformity, Don’t Worry Darling is devilishly amusing. Though credibility is not its strong suit.

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Film Review: The Ventures and The Shadows — Guitar-Driven Instrumental Bands Get the Documentary Treatment

May 13, 2021
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A pair of documentaries about the most popular guitar-driven instrumental bands of all time.

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