Filmmaker Salvo Cuccia packs a lot into this tightly framed 2014 documentary on Frank Zappa.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:24AM[SHARE]The tap challenge, sometimes good natured, sometimes prickly, is at the heart of both of these remarkable documentaries.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:18AM[SHARE]Chase's iconoclastic genre-crossing oratorio proceeds from dark to light, and wins its struggle for transcendence.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24AM[SHARE]I found myself almost wishing the dramatist had written a longer play (a rare desire coming from a theater critic).
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:36AM[SHARE]For Bob Childs, the idea of breaking up this joyous, talented musical ensemble is bittersweet.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AM[SHARE]Is a romantic relationship with someone who is lovely -- but mentally ill -- worth the effort?
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AM[SHARE]Three jug band legends -- John Sebastian Geoff Muldaur, and Jim Kweskin reunite.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:04PM[SHARE]The Boston Ballet's program was meant as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:36PM[SHARE]Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:06PM[SHARE]Nothing could be more necessary at this point in time than this book.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:06AM[SHARE]I almost found myself wishing the dramatist had written a longer play (a rare desire for a theater critic).
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:42PM[SHARE]Celebrate New England's unsung cultural movers and shakers as well as the 10th anniversary of The Arts Fuse!
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48AM[SHARE]Set in Boston's rock scene during the '80s, the mystery World Enough serves up plenty of compelling entertainment.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:18AM[SHARE]The Brattle Theatre has come up with a specially-curated slate of films that honors the cinematic underpinnings of Netflix's Stranger Things.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:04PM[SHARE]Coming of age in today's world is a tumultuous and confusing experience; Ken Urban's script expertly taps into these modern anxieties.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:42AM[SHARE]A festival of Gumboot and Pantsula at Rhode Island College featured a large cast of virtuosic dancers and engaging musicians.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:36PM[SHARE]Comparisons and guesses about influence aside, poet Richard Hoffman's voice is individual, original, and strong.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AM[SHARE]The short volume promises a glimpse into Patti Smith's intuitive creative process -- but disappoints.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AM[SHARE]Faye Driscoll's muddled version of taking artifice apart is far too familiar; we've done it all before, seen it more than once.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:24AM[SHARE]Veteran bassist Gary Peacock doesn't differentiate between experimental and straight-ahead jazz.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:36PM[SHARE]Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:18PM[SHARE]The King's Choice is a thoughtful nail-biter, a suspenseful historical drama.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:12AM[SHARE]Leif Ove Andsnes' excellent all-Sibelius album is nothing short of revelatory; Borusan Quartet's disc is creatively programmed and brilliantly played.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:42PM[SHARE]With Jon Langford, the only certainty is that there will be surprises that make it party time.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:06AM[SHARE]Even though Wormwood's sound is thick and lumbering, the band is actually pretty nimble.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:18AM[SHARE]I love subtlety, and beauty, and trash, and terror, in equal measure.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:33AM[SHARE]Both Cowboys and Frenchmen and Mark Zaleski Band "groove, interact, and emote."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:04PM[SHARE]It is most effective when it dwells on the sad influence of history, on personal tragedy, on the banality of evil and cruel indifference.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AM[SHARE]What follows is a succession of images and tableaux static enough to make Michelangelo Antonioni look like an action-movie director.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:54PM[SHARE]Sometimes Pharaoh Sanders came back and played like a primordial saxophone deity, cutting into the rhythm section like an act of penetration.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:42PM[SHARE]Who knew that a fungi could be so inspirational?
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