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Recent Reviews

Review: Green Fairy Tale: Vampires of the Velvet Lounge

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Review: Green Fairy Tale: Vampires of the Velvet Lounge

March 23, 2026March 22, 20260

M. Faust reviews "Vampires of the Velvet Lounge," which he states has an "incomprehensible plot."

Review: An Irish Play at ART of WNY — Metatheatre, Identity and the Cost of Cruelty

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Review: An Irish Play at ART of WNY — Metatheatre, Identity and the Cost of Cruelty

March 21, 2026March 21, 20260

Review: Lord and Miller are back as directors for the first time in 12 years in ‘Project Hail Mary’

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Review: Lord and Miller are back as directors for the first time in 12 years in ‘Project Hail Mary’

March 20, 2026March 20, 20260

Review: ‘Hedda Gabler’ at the Kavinoky — power, boredom and the precision of Realism

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Review: ‘Hedda Gabler’ at the Kavinoky — power, boredom and the precision of Realism

March 19, 2026March 19, 20260

Review: ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ is a feel-good delight about adolescence — whether or not one looks the part

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Review: ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ is a feel-good delight about adolescence — whether or not one looks the part

March 18, 2026March 18, 20260

Top 10 movies of the past year? Here are our picks

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Top 10 movies of the past year? Here are our picks

March 15, 2026March 15, 20261

Video Review: Are the ‘Carnage’ kids alright?

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Video Review: Are the ‘Carnage’ kids alright?

March 15, 2026March 15, 20260

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Band of Bards: An Indie Comics Publisher with a Mission

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REVISITED: Books — When the Immigrants Were Irish

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