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May Short Fuses – Materia Critica

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

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review, Short Fuses Tagged: 2 Cents, Adam Nussbaum, Allen Michie, David Stewart, Douglas Olsen, Enfant Terrible, Federal Art Project (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration, Gene Perla, Gene Perla 3 Trios, Harvard University Press, Mark Edmundson, Michael Ullman, Naga, New Deal For Artists, New World Records, Ojoyo Plays Safrojazz, PM Records, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Scott Wheeler, Song of Ourselves, Steve Provizer, Sunnyside, Walt Whitman, Wieland Schultz-Keil’

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  • Allen Michie May 16, 2022 at 3:42 pm on Film Commentary: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — The Most Serene Movie in YearsThe New Yorker review totally whiffs it: "Were it not for the appealing and charismatic presence of its cast, it...
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