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Film Review: “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” — Queen for a Day

September 24, 2021
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This charming and upbeat musical doesn’t need to sashay away, but neither is it a hands-down winner.

Rock CD Review: The Messy Brilliance of The Strokes

April 17, 2020
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The Strokes are finally growing up — and their maturity is a sight to behold.

Book Review: “Symphony for the City of the Dead” — On Art and Human Survival

January 28, 2016
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M. T. Anderson writes with a compellingly dark tone and a keen eye for characterization worthy of adult readership.

Music Review: Bluesman Buddy Guy at 79—Born to Play the Blues

November 7, 2015
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Today, Buddy Guy’s vocals are as fresh and project as strongly as on any of his classic recordings.

Film Commentary: October — A Month of Horror, Multiplying

October 16, 2017
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I love subtlety, and beauty, and trash, and terror, in equal measure.

Book Review: “Living On Paper” — Letters From Iris Murdoch

March 5, 2016
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Iris Murdoch proves a wonderful companion: funny, honest, insightful, and courageous.

Fuse Film Review: “Actress” — When Camera and Subject Are Part of the Act

February 6, 2015
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Brandy Burre is a trained actress who is artfully aware of the camera and its power: the director uses her skill as a performer to animate the film.

Book Review: Kenneth Tynan — A Critic’s Decline

January 3, 2002
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“The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan” provides literate entertainment and cautionary tales about what happens to a critic when the will-to-celebrity triumphs over the urge-to-critique. The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan Edited by John Lahr. Bloomsbury, 439 pages. By Bill Marx Kenneth Tynan’s descent from brilliance to muddle is a fable for theater critics, a cautionary tale…

Theater Review – “Heathers” Is Back from the Dead and Still a Mess

July 18, 2025
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The Off Broadway revival demonstrates how 10 years of dedicated work can make a mediocre musical even worse.

Theater Review: A Warm-Hearted “Winter’s Tale”

July 28, 2024
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A relaxed, humane kindness shines through this staging of Shakespeare’s hymn to reconciliation.

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