“A lot of this actually happened” is the opening epigram of “Amsterdam,” David O. Russell’s kaleidoscopic riff on the curious case of Gen. Smedley Butler, who in 1933 became involved in what would be known as the Business Plot, wherein he was allegedly approached by a cabal of wealthy business executives to be the figurehead […]
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Theater review: Women at a remote B&B in ’70s face problems that persist today
Mad Horse Theatre shows how societal issues at hand in ‘When We Were Young and Unafraid’ are still relevant.
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Art review: Christie Neptune’s work is a window into Guyanese culture
You can appreciate the show at Grant Wahlquist Gallery without the context, but it’s more meaningful with it.
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In ‘Less Is Lost,’ a lovable, hapless hero returns
Andrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Less’ gets a sequel.
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‘A Flick of Sunshine’ spins a thrilling yarn about a real-life Bath sailor in the late 19th-century
Father and son Frederick Hill and Alexander Jackson Hill based their book on a treasure trove of old letters they discovered written by a plucky ancestor.
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Theater review: ‘Beautiful’ tells backstory of hits written by Carole King
Ogunquit Playhouse is staging the musical’s regional premiere.
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Art review: Two Portland shows question what’s ‘normal’
Speedwell Projects and Zero Station show works that challenge perception.
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How Rudy Giuliani, once a national hero, ruined his own reputation
Andrew Kirtzman explains how America’s Mayor became a nonsense-peddling Trump loyalist.
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In Stephen King’s latest, a young man finds himself in a troubled ‘Fairy Tale’ world
King adroitly pulls off this old-fashioned action/adventure story starring a boy and his beloved dog.
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’: Trouble in a ‘Twilight Zone’-adjacent paradise
The advance hype for “Don’t Worry Darling” has been so incessant – from director Olivia Wilde’s location-turned-relationship with her leading man, Harry Styles, to a Kabuki-like feud with her lead actress, Florence Pugh, and something involving Chris Pine and Styles at the recent Venice Film Festival – that it’s easy to forget there’s an actual […]