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Film Review: “The Kid With a Bike” — Journey to a State of Grace

April 28, 2012
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The Kid With a Bike is a story of grace, compassion, redemption, and of the possibility of goodness in a very difficult and imperfect world.

Visual Arts Review: Immersed in Memory and Flight: Andrae Green’s “Paradise/Mash-Up” at the BCA

September 29, 2025
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For the artist Andrae Green, where land and sea meet is not a line, but an immersion.

Opera Concert Review: “Kátya Kabanová” at Boston Lyric Opera

March 18, 2015
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The opportunity to hear Leoš Janáček’s magnificent score live ultimately trumps any reservations I have about the production as a whole.

Film Review: “De Humani Corporis Fabrica” — Invasive Procedure

July 13, 2023
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Singing the body electric in “De Humani Corporis Fabrica.”

Fuse Movie Review: “Lincoln” — Ken Burns Does It Better

November 8, 2012
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As “Lincoln”‘s end credits roll, you feel vaguely dissatisfied and disappointed that the film never achieves the emotional greatness that it might have in the hands of a different director.

Film Review: “Certain Women” — Mysteries of the Ordinary

October 30, 2016
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Kelly Reichardt’s cinema gives us slow, rich portraits of life’s daily rhythms, its frustrations and unresolved conflicts.

Jazz Feature: Saxophonist Gregory Groover Jr. — At the Intersection of Spirituals and Jazz

May 7, 2024
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Saxophonist Gregory Groover Jr, was not initially drawn to spirituals. In fact, as a young person, he found them frightening.

Film Review: “Mami Wata” – The Way of Water

October 11, 2023
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“Mami Wata” beautifully cracks open a world Western eyes either blatantly ignore or seldom get to experience on screen.

Film Review: “Lost Illusions” — 19th Century French Corruption Makes for Thrilling Entertainment

June 10, 2022
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Winner of seven Cesars, this mordant portrait of the corrupt Parisian press mid 19th century, along with the commodification of just about everything, speaks loudly to the internet era.

Film Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel — A Deliriously Eccentric Adventure Story

March 7, 2014
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Director Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” presents a frenzied feast of lavish and preposterous set pieces, performances, and tall tales.

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