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Tony Zierra’s film is a worthy and interesting one, but I admit to becoming worn down by the endless litany of unglamorous ways that protagonist Leon Vitali worked his butt off for the genius filmmaker.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, dance, author events, and theater for the coming week.
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As the age of COVID-19 wanes (and waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.
Read MoreWhat is served at Wasabi is so-o-o-o fresh.
Read MoreAt times I leave off my avid samplings of one entrancement after another in a great museum. Instead, I make a pilgrimage dedicated to a single work, such as John Singer Sargent’s intoxicating woman in white in “Fumée d’Ambre Gris” at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Read MoreIt seems deeply appropriate that a superb book of essays by W.G. Sebald about his favorite writers should be his swan song.
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Check out the book to absorb the trajectory of Doc Watson’s career from impoverished guitar player to becoming an icon of Americana, and a repeat winner of Grammy Awards.
Read MoreIt would be a great pity if the MWFF, with its luminous history, was put out to pasture.
Read MoreOur demanding critics choose the best and worst films of the year.
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Censor explores thought-provoking questions about the strange relationships between films, society, fantasy, and reality — and individual identity — in an increasingly mediated and violent world.
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025