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Monday, December 15, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn” — A Welcome Holiday Tradition by Glenn Rifkin

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn is uplifting and spirited fun; the performers are having at least as good a time as the audience, and that is always a winning formula.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:24PM

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Fuse Film Review: A Mouth-Watering And Hilarious “Trip to Italy” by Glenn Rifkin

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon comic routines are cerebral but brilliantly funny, mostly due to the dueling impersonations that are an inevitable part of every meal along their journeys.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:05AM

Friday, August 15, 2014

Fuse Theater Review: “Finding Neverland” — A Lucrative Broadway Fantasy in Progress by Glenn Rifkin

The $3 million American Repertory Theater version of Finding Neverland remains a work in progress, a “tryout” as it has been dubbed, and it feels just like that.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:14PM

Monday, August 11, 2014

Fuse Film Review: “The Hundred-Foot Journey” — Foodie Flapdoodle by Glenn Rifkin

Given that this film was directed by Lasse Hallström, who gave us the gastronomically wonderful Chocolat, it is hard to understand how things could have gone so wrong.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:25AM

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Fuse Music Review: The Yellowjackets — A Jazz Journey Across Decades and Styles by Glenn Rifkin

Jazz buffs know about the Yellowjackets. This is a Grammy-winning band that writes and performs complicated, intricate compositions that cross countless boundaries and thus make them difficu…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:29AM

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Fuse Jazz Review: The 35th Annual Montreal International Jazz Festival Starts Off Huge by Glenn Rifkin

If you can’t make the Montreal International Jazz Festival this time, put it on your bucket list.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:37PM

Monday, May 12, 2014

Fuse Film Review: “The Lunchbox” — One of the Year’s Best Films by Glenn Rifkin

The Lunchbox is that rare film experience that stays with you, makes you think about its multi-layered, subtle performances and storyline, and forces you to see it again.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AM

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: The Wailin’ Jennys — A Band Comfortable in its Own Skin by Glenn Rifkin

With their soaring harmonies and remarkable musical versatility, this Canadian trio, which originated in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has not lost an inch on its fastball.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:53AM

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Fuse Restaurant Review: A Superb French Bistro on the Outer Cape by Glenn Rifkin

We were surprised to come upon one of the last things you’d expect to find on the Outer Cape: a French bistro and boulangerie.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:08AM

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Fuse Film Review: “The Past” — Another Superb Film from an Iranian Master by Glenn Rifkin

Director Asghar Farhadi is a master storyteller. He is particularly adept at painting characters in deep shades of gray.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:01AM

Friday, January 17, 2014

Fuse Movie Commentary: Handicapping the Oscars by Glenn Rifkin

The nominees for Best Picture are a deserving lot, except for "The Wolf of Wall Street," which is a bloated mess of a movie that is an hour too long .

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:59PM

Monday, January 13, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: The Boston Celtic Music Festival — A Rousing Break From Winter by Glenn Rifkin

The music was loud, the dancers laughing and sweating and clearly happy to be liberated from their cabin-fever inducing confines to let loose and have some fun.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:10PM

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