Paul Dervis

Film Review: “Hidden Figures” — Finger Painting by the Numbers

January 27, 2017
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All of these stories are powerful… if only they were treated with dramatic complexity.

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Film Review: “Patriots Day” — So Close to Home

January 20, 2017
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Patriots Day provides an intimate view of a heart-stopping week.

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Theater Review: Hotsy Totsy Burlesque’s “Doctor Who” and “Alpha 66”

September 12, 2016
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Cyndi Freeman and Brad Lawrence are accomplishing their mission: to bring the lowbrow entertainment of yesterday to the highbrow viewers of today.

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Theater Review: “Autumn Stage” — Being and Plenty of Nothingness

September 8, 2016
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By the end, Autumn Stage comes off as a pint-sized No Exit.

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Theater Review: “About Clarence & Me” — Dreams of Friendship

September 2, 2016
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About Clarence & Me looks tenderly … perhaps too tenderly …at some pertinent contemporary issues.

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Theater Review: In New York, A World of Women’s Voices

August 24, 2016
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This fledgling stage troupe aspires to raise a call to arms.

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Film Review: “Captain Fantastic” — Living Well Off the Grid

August 2, 2016
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Until its closing scenes, Captain Fantastic takes a complex look at the wisdom of bucking the system or joining in.

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Film Review: “Our Kind of Traitor” — Spies Left Out in the Cold

July 12, 2016
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Our Kind of Traitor provides plenty of agreeably tense entertainment.

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Fuse Film Review: “Swiss Army Man” — Way Down the Rabbit Hole

July 6, 2016
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Swiss Army Man is much more than your standard absurd adolescent comedy or a campy send-up of the genre.

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Film Review: “Genius”? Oh, Really?

July 4, 2016
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Unfortunately for Genius, film is a visual medium, not a talking heads snore fest.

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