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Theater Review: Wheelock Family Theatre’s “Annie” Radiates Hope but Misses an Opportunity

November 25, 2025
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Conveying the value of hope and resilience are undoubtedly important, but positing social and civic responsibility is also essential, and “Annie” clearly offers that opportunity.

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Book Review: Writers on the Brink — “February 1933” and the Chilling Parallels to Trump’s America

November 20, 2025
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Reading “February 1933”, just ten months into Trump’s second mandate is nothing less than unnerving.

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Film Review: “Eternity” — A Rom-Com Stuck in Limbo

December 12, 2025
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The problem is that, as “Eternity” goes on, the film starts to feel as if it is taking an eternity.

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Film Review: “Reflection in a Dead Diamond” — James Bond Manqué

December 6, 2025
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It’s a bad sign that such an entertaining and visually stunning film, shot in CinemaScope, couldn’t play in theaters in this country.

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Winter 2025 Appeal — Keep the Fuse Lit!

December 15, 2025
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This year we received the largest single donation in our history — $25,000. That gift inspired us to raise another $25,000 this holiday season to invest in our future.

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December Short Fuses — Materia Critica

December 1, 2025
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Film Review: “Sentimental Value” — The Art of Family Strife

November 15, 2025
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Director Joachim Trier is a masterful arbiter of storytelling conceits and tones: by turns subtle, ironic, melodramatic, cold, and, often, heartbreaking.

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Jazz Album Reviews: A Roundup of Recent Recordings

December 5, 2025
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New albums from Billy Hart, Phil Haynes & Free Country, Pat Thomas, Kalia Vandever, and the Webber/Morris Big Band.

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Album Review/Commentary: John Scofield and Dave Holland — “Memories of Home,” and a Scofield Retrospective

October 26, 2025
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If it is possible for people to express a deep personal regard for one another through musical collaboration, that is what happens between John Scofield and Dave Holland in their upcoming release.

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Rock Concert Preview: The Cyrkle Returns — 1960s Hitmakers Play Boston for the First Time This Millennium

November 12, 2025
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‘60s pop aficionados know there’s more to The Cyrkle than its Fab Four connections.

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