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Film Review: “Martyrs Lane” — Haunts of Childhood

September 13, 2021
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Martyrs Lane doesn’t unfold like a typical ghost story; it’s more of a mystery seen through a child’s eyes.

Theater Review: Queen Mab’s “Dream” — Good and Necessary

December 17, 2019
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Queen Mab’s premiere production is an energetic, 80-minute, one-man performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Television Review: Disney’s Live-Action “Pinocchio” — A Necessary Remake

September 20, 2022
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There are cringe-worthy moments as well as scenes of mesmerizing beauty in Disney’s live-action Pinocchio. But I’ll go against the critical grain and argue, for several small reasons, and for one big one, that it was necessary to make it.

Poetry Review: Flowers for the Motherland — “A Bouquet of Czech Folktales”

January 15, 2013
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In 1853, the Czech scholar Karol Jaromír Erben published “A Bouquet of Folk Tales,” which became a source-book for artists and composers, and “one of the three foundational texts of Czech literature.”

Coming Attractions: June 18 through July 4 — What Will Light Your Fire

June 18, 2017
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Book Excerpt: Helen Epstein’s “Getting Through It: My Year of Cancer During Covid”

May 11, 2022
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Just after Covid arrived in North America, journalist Helen Epstein was diagnosed with endometrial cancer — one of a predicted 66,570 new cases of cancer of the uterine body in the United States in 2021.

WATCH CLOSELY: HBO’s “Landscapers”

February 21, 2022
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Landscapers is a true crime series that compellingly weaves together dream and reality.

Film Review: “Demolition” — Destruction Made Fascinating

April 11, 2016
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Demolition eschews the conventional, spinning its way to a completely unforeseen yet beautifully apt conclusion.

Jazz Album Review: “Lennie Tristano: The Duo Sessions” — A Unique Musical Language

March 9, 2020
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Listeners familiar with Lennie Tristano’s earlier work will find there are a few surprises on this disc.

Book Review: “The Songs We Know Best” — The Youth of Poet John Ashbery

August 3, 2017
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This book captures — beautifully — poet John Ashbery’s youth and dreams and struggles.

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