“Devotion,” directed by J.D. Dillard, recounts the landmark career of Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the son of a Mississippi sharecropper who became the …
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A Nick Cave Survey With Plenty of Bells but No Whistles
by SITKI KOVALIby SITKI KOVALIIn 1992, when Nick Cave made his first soundsuit, the ornate, full-body garments for which he is best known, it was his response to the beating …
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Review: In ‘The Hours,’ Prima Donnas and Emotions Soar
by SITKI KOVALIby SITKI KOVALI“The Hours” — a new opera based on the 1998 novel and the 2002 film it inspired — features a redoubtable trio of prima donnas. And it was …
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Pablo Milanés, who died in Madrid this week at 79, left behind a body of work that was deeply personal even as he navigated one of the 20th …
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To say “Black is beautiful” now, in certain areas of the country, is to state the obvious. In other places it may sound like a deliberately …
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‘The Swimmers’ Review: Overcoming the Greatest Challenges
by SITKI KOVALIby SITKI KOVALIIn most movies, an emotional triumph at the Olympics would be the principal goal for a protagonist. In “The Swimmers,” it’s more of a secondary …
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‘The Sound of Christmas’ Review: A Gospel Singer Finds Love
by SITKI KOVALIby SITKI KOVALIHere’s a name you may not have heard in a while: Ne-Yo. The R&B singer known for early aughts hits like “Miss Independent” and “So Sick” stars in …
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The Dinosaur Bone Market Is Booming. It Also Has Growing Pains.
by SITKI KOVALIby SITKI KOVALIHULETT, Wyo. — Crouching over a snow-dusted quarry that moonlights as a fossil hunting ground, Peter Larson pointed to a weathered four-inch slab …
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Jenna Ortega has been locked in a basement with a corpse in “X.” She has shot a serial killer to death in “Scream.” She has shredded a satanic …
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Schumann: The Symphonies Staatskapelle Berlin; Daniel Barenboim, conductor (Deutsche Grammophon) These recordings of Schumann’s four symphonies …