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Dance Review: Boston Ballet’s “Swan Lake” – A Reverent Visit into the World of Renaissance European Fairy Tale

November 4, 2014
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If you know Swan Lake, there will be few structural surprises. Girl turned into swan, prince falls in love, prince gets fooled, they both feel really terrible, and die.

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Film Reviews: “Past Lives” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” — Jorge Luis Borges Was There First

June 4, 2023
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Multiplication and division in two disparate films (and one short story)

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

March 22, 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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Film Review: “Deerskin” — Reimagining the Male Ego

May 1, 2020
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Deerskin is a mordantly funny commentary on the fragility of identity, livelihood, and masculinity.

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Film Review: “Spoiler Alert” — A Comfortable and Comforting LGBTQIA+ Story

February 10, 2023
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Spoiler Alert is arranged to make the viewer feel snug, like a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter day.

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Film Review: “Stronger” — A Moving Tale of Resilience

September 23, 2017
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What keeps Stronger from turning into a patly sentimental yarn is Jake Gyllenhall’s modulated performance.

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Film Review: “The Theory of Everything” — Hey, It Turns Out All You Need Is Love

November 26, 2014
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The irony is that there is precious little theory in The Theory of Everything — no real exploration of Stephen Hawking’s ideas and what makes them so important.

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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2022

December 16, 2022
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Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year. And there is plenty of disagreement.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: November 29 to December 8—What Will Light Your Fire This Week

November 29, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Movie Review: Inscrutable “Interstellar” — All You Need Is Love?

November 6, 2014
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I don’t want to give anything away. Not that I could because I really had no idea what anyone was talking about, except that what it is really all about is love.

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