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Film Review: “Diane” — Heroine of a Different Stripe

April 1, 2019
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What elevates these ordinary lives is director Kent Jones’s elegiac distance; the narrative has the feel of a memory piece.

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Rock Concert Review: Viva The Rolling Stones at the TD Garden

June 18, 2013
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Well, maybe this isn’t the last time. Maybe this isn’t the last tour. Maybe they’ll be around for a few more years at least. And why the hell not? The Stones have still got it, and they’re almost worth the money.

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Fuse News: Two Milestones – Shakespeare’s 450th and Anthony Burgess’ 50th

April 25, 2014
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“Nothing Like the Sun” remains, for my money, among the best works of fiction inspired by Shakespeare’s life.

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Film Review: “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” — House Arrest in Iran

October 30, 2024
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A corrupt media lies at the core of “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”‘s powerful condemnation of Iran’s politics, particularly their treatment of women, often in unexpected ways.

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Rock Review: Savages, Live at Middle East-Downstairs — Intense, Pounding, and Explosive

July 17, 2013
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None of this is to suggest that the members of Savages approve of the exploitation of women, whether those women are porn stars or just everyday women walking down the street. But it is to suggest that Savages are okay with sex.

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Film Review: “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” — Unapologetic Romanticism

February 2, 2018
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The most compelling reason to see this film is Annette Bening’s performance as Gloria Grahame — it’s perfect.

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Film Review: “Beanpole” — Hardship Rendered in Searing Color

March 1, 2020
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Beanpole is infused with a profoundly tender intimacy, interspersed with stark portrayals of pain, cruelty, and sacrifice.

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Film Review: Berlin International Film Festival 2021 — a Promising Virtual Detour

March 26, 2021
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This was an improved edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, and a number of films seem poised to travel widely, despite being largely ignored by the US media.

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Film Feature: Talking to Author Kim Barker About “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”

March 3, 2016
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is based on Kim Barker’s account of her experience as a journalist and single woman in Afghanistan.

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Film Review: “Shirley” — Domestic Witchcraft

June 5, 2020
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Shirley is hard to watch, hard to resist, and deeply, deliciously haunting.

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