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Read MoreOne of the primary reasons I’m in London is to hear Martial Solal play in person. He’s had sporadic exposure in the US, always to acclaim. But the acclaim never lasts because he rarely performs on the opposite side of the Atlantic and his American commercial releases are infrequent. By Steve Elman Quick, can you…
Read MorePerhaps there’s no way to reproduce the subtlety of this work in the theater today. Our stages are so materialistic, so technological.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.
Read MoreIt’s hard to convey what a benison these books have been to me, as I’ve read them in my narrow, monkish bed late into the night.
Read MoreOur demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year.
Read MoreNew cinematic mavericks have come along. All the more reason that the views of earlier rebels be collected and preserved, given the short historical memories of young filmmakers and their audiences.
Read MoreWhat Roger Ebert was was a very hard-working, daily journalist who, as he should, watched thousands of movies and wrote about them in a very clear, concise, fairly interesting but obvious way.
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Critic Commentary: “My Basketball Retirement”
After 36 years of twice-a-week pickup basketball at the Cambridge Y at Central Square, I recently cleared my locker and said adieu.
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