‘The Great Transition’ tells a fast-paced, suspenseful tale, but spare us the preachiness.
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Review: Embrace the stillness of video installation ‘Bodies of Weather’
See the 50-minute video, filmed at Morse Mountain in Phippsburg, at Space.
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Theater review: One woman’s take on the U.S. Constitution, in theory and practice
Portland Stage presents ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ by Heidi Schreck, who based the main character on herself.
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Review: Portland Museum of Art makes case for needing more space with ‘+ collection’
The vast majority of these works were gifted to the museum, which hopes to show how its controversial planned expansion is needed to display more of its collection.
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When 4 great runners faced off and changed Olympic history
‘Long Run to Glory’ tells the story of Joan Benoit Samuelson’s historic marathon, the first ever Olympic marathon that women were allowed to run.
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Review: ‘A Man of No Importance’ shows spirit of community theater
The musical is a fitting choice for what may be Good Theater’s final production at The Hill Arts.
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Poet Richard Blanco confronts questions of identity in his latest collection
In ‘Homeland of My Body’ he take on issues of sexual, political and cultural belonging with his usual polish and breadth.
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Art review: As winter wanes, 2 exhibits offer glimmers of intimacy and color
The artistic handiwork of Lauren Luloff is on display at Dunes, while four painters pack into Sidle House Gallery in Freeport.
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A whodunit about a missing novelist deftly defies categorization
Darkly comic, Jennifer Croft’s ‘The Extinction of Irena Rey’ is a fiercely inventive story that explores the cult of celebrity and the delicate art of translation.
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‘Dune: Part Two’ is 166 minutes of brilliant casting and sand
Imagine a world devoid of color or warmth, foundering amid environmental catastrophe and tribal factions that threaten to bring humanity to the edge of fatal fanaticism. But enough about election-year politics. Let’s talk about “Dune: Part Two.” In this big, basso profundo follow-up to 2021’s first installment, we catch up with Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides […]