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Film Review: Four Examples of Magic in the Movies

July 10, 2013
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David Blaine, Criss Angel, and of course, David Copperfield have used technology to create some highly sophisticated illusions, but films about magicians have been rare.

Film Review: “Dark Waters” — Poison and Passion

December 11, 2019
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Dark Waters may not be Todd Haynes’ most beautiful film, but it may yet prove to be among his most important.

Theater Review: “A Gun Show” — A Percussive Meditation on Firearms

October 4, 2016
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This company of highly talented collaborators asks: “What is it about our collective psyche that fastens on so tightly to guns?”

Coming Attractions: July 16 Through August 1 — What Will Light Your Fire

July 16, 2023
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Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Album Review: Arctic Monkeys — Music for the Wee Hours of the “AM”

September 9, 2013
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AM, the Sheffield band’s fifth album and their heaviest and danciest to date, isn’t for pre-gaming, or the start of the party. It’s for the wee hours, when the fog is thickest and you should really know better but just can’t help yourself.

Film Review: “Summerland” — Dreams Delayed

August 5, 2020
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While there’s plenty of wistful romance and character-driven conflict to keep Summerland rolling along, the narrative isn’t exactly plausible.

Visual Arts Review: Enduring Abstraction — Indigenous Artists Reclaim the Present at the ICA

October 21, 2025
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By engaging with this work, museum visitors are likely to gain a greater appreciation for — and understanding of — the wide-ranging talents of Indigenous artists.

Theater Review: “Madame Mozart, The Lacrimosa” — A Comic Requiem About Genius and Survival

October 15, 2025
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Whatever really happened in those hectic weeks of December 1791, this modern take on the creation of Mozart’s Requiem might well turn out to have classic possibilities of its own.

Film Review: Cristian Mungiu’s R.M.N. — Baiting the Beast Within

May 5, 2023
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The Romanian director has crafted a grueling fable about hate, lies, and misinformation in a small Transylvanian town.

Judicial Review #10: Discussing the Point of Elizabeth Graver’s “The End of the Point”

March 19, 2013
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What is a Judicial Review? It is a fresh approach to creating a conversational, critical space about the arts and culture. This session discusses Elizabeth Graver’s new novel The End of the Point, a multi-generational story about the trials and tribulations of a family that takes place between 1942 and 1999 in Ashaunt Point, a fictional beach community on Massachusetts’ seacoast.

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