Like other recent sequels, the second movie spinoff of the popular TV series caters to die-hard fans, at the expense of more casual viewers.
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Steve Toltz’s novel about death, ‘Here Goes Nothing,’ is gravely funny
A darkly comic novel about an afterlife with no harps, no wings, only bad coffee and a job at the umbrella factory. ‘Really? This again?’ the protagonist grumbles.
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Art review: In four photo shows, Mainers and masters display the medium’s range
Cove Street Arts, the Maine Jewish Museum and two colleges are focusing on photography this spring and summer.
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A secret mission, a confident heroine and a harrowing escape make ‘The Left-handed Twin’ a thrilling read
The ninth of Thomas Perry’s Jane Whitefield novels, which includes a pursuit through Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness, mostly delivers.
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Theater review: In ‘The Cher Show,’ three versions of the star tell story of her career
The jukebox musical runs through June 25 at Ogunquit Playhouse.
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An enjoyable ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel delivers the flyin’, the witch and the red robe
Double, double, gargoyles and rubble: There are witchy doings and evil twins aplenty in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the spookily unhinged new entry in the Marvel Cinematic — uh, Universe? Multiverse? Whatever we’re supposed to call this increasingly hydra-headed Disney content behemoth, it has rarely ventured in a direction this playful, this […]
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Theater review: In new musical, a middle-aged Dorothy returns to Oz
Footlights premieres ‘Surrender Dorothy,’ running through May 21.
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Theater review: ‘Sabina’ tells cerebral but entertaining story of psychoanalysts
The musical is in its premiere run at Portland Stage.
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Live Music Lineup: Mongolian rock band The Hu takes center stage at the State
There are also shows from Samuel James and Maya De Vitry.
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In ‘Petite Maman,’ two girls meet and form an enchanted bond
“Petite Maman” opens in the wake of a death: that of 8-year-old Nelly’s grandmother, at whose house in the country this French film is set. In an early scene, Nelly (a marvelously confident and prepossessing Joséphine Sanz) tells her mother, Marion (Nina Meurisse), that she’s sad; the girl feels like she didn’t get a chance […]