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Film Review: The Soulful Comic Legacy of John Belushi

October 20, 2020
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Belushi is a warts-and-all look at one of comedy’s raging bulls.

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April Short Fuses – Materia Critica

April 9, 2021
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” is Deliciously Dark and Witchy

October 26, 2018
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is not as artful as a lot of what’s on offer now, but this pleasing series kicks off the Hallowe’en season with a bang.

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Theater Review: GSC’s “Think of Me Tuesday’ — Local Heroes

October 5, 2021
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Unfortunately, it’s becoming increasingly rare for Boston area theater companies to produce shows that are as deeply rooted in our local culture as this one.

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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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Classical Music Commentary: The Boston University Tanglewood Institute — A Marvelous Experience For All

July 26, 2014
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Precision and obvious competence were only part of the story. What made this concert from The Young Artists Orchestra so special was the joy conveyed by these fledgling musicians.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

July 20, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Classical Music Sampler: March 2013

March 1, 2013
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March is a month to hear amazing pianists – Jeremy Denk, George Li, Charlie Albright, Jeffrey Swann, Wu Han, and Lydia Artymiw – as well as inspiring choruses and unusual chamber music

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Jazz Album Review: Emile Parisien Sextet’s “Louise” — Deeply Lyrical, Disciplined, and Free

January 10, 2022
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Soprano saxophonist Emile Parisien’s new disc is deliberately, and satisfyingly, international.

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Film Commentary: “The Artist” — Rooting for Simplicity

February 19, 2012
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“The Artist” works on two levels: the audience in the film and the audience watching the film are entertained by the same things. And it’s that simplicity – the era when silent movies were all they had and it was good enough – is the real protagonist.

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