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TV review: “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire” will delight dedicated fans
While the episodes are short, the fast-paced Star Wars aesthetic leaves plenty of room for epic sweep alongside detailed storytelling.
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Audiobook review: “Of Dice and Men” updated for D&D’s 50th anniversary
“Of Dice and Men” makes an enjoyable and well-timed listen during Dungeons & Dragons’ golden anniversary year.
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Audiobook review: Aria Mia Loberti’s awestruck take on “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”
The actor, who reads a portion of Jules Verne’s novel in “All the Light We Cannot See,” has now recorded the entire audiobook.
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Audiobook review: Naoise Dolan’s “The Happy Couple” revives the quarter-life crisis
Audiobook narrators Ayoola Smart and Ben Seymour play it bone-dry. The characters strain to find joy in life, and so too does the listener.
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Review: Guthrie Theater’s “Christmas Carol” constrains its characters
Scrooge has literally let his hair down, but this strangely subdued “Christmas Carol” remains firmly stuffed in its nightcap.
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Audiobook review: Patrick Stewart’s “Making It So” blasts into warp
The “Star Trek” actor’s memoir is carefully judged, richly detailed, often very funny, and — as one would hope — captivatingly performed.