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Movie Review: The Wonder (2022)

Reason, religion and trauma collide in Ireland — To every book a film. Thus, two books by Canadian-Irish author Emma Donoghue have become feature films. One was Room, published to acclaim in 2010 and adapted to acclaim, albeit with some serious detractors, in 2015. The second is The Wonder, published in 2016 and directed by Sebastián Lelio for…

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Movie Review: The Wonder (2022)
Movie Review: The Wonder (2022)
Movies

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14 hours ago

Souls of Mischief’s ‘93 ’Til Infinity’ (TMR 48)

Plus 30 other favorites in rap and hip-hop — I’m picky when it comes to hip-hop. My taste relegates countless artists famous and obscure to the same dustbin of music history, but I’m always searching for that special sound, and every now and then I run across a keeper. Recently, I knew within moments that I had exactly such…

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Souls of Mischief’s ‘93 ’Til Infinity’ (TMR 48)
Souls of Mischief’s ‘93 ’Til Infinity’ (TMR 48)
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2 days ago

‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ by Richard Wagner (TMR 47)

Even a foreign invasion couldn’t stop this recording — One recording of Richard Wagner’s tetralogy of music-dramas Der Ring des Nibelungen (composed 1848–1874) was a “small miracle,” according to liner notes by Kurt Malisch. During recording sessions in Nuremberg in 1968, the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia, causing members of the Czech Philharmonic to rush home before borders closed. When…

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‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ by Richard Wagner (TMR 47)
‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ by Richard Wagner (TMR 47)
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4 days ago

Gasolina!!: 100% Reggaeton (TMR 46)

Gimme fuel, gimme fuego, gimme gasol-i-i-i-na! — Speaking of collections by various artists, my current favorite is Gasolina!!: 100% Reggaeton (EMI Music, 2005). Album opener “Gasolina” by Papi Rankins is immediately winning, brimming with attitude, dembow and, best of all, girl gang shouts: “Dame la gasolina!” I love girl gang shouts. I first realized this through tracks…

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Gasolina!!: 100% Reggaeton (TMR 46)
Gasolina!!: 100% Reggaeton (TMR 46)
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6 days ago

Tomtit Threesome: Lemme See Your Jazz Hands (TMR 45)

Viking Jazz × Dixieland Jazz × Manouche Jazz — Why Viking jazz? Because Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband leader and trombonist Arne Bue Jensen was from Denmark of course. American clarinetist George Lewis joined the band on a 1959 release from Storyville Record and together they laid down just over a dozen tracks in Dixieland jazz. Whether performing traditional numbers…

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Tomtit Threesome: Lemme See Your Jazz Hands (TMR 45)
Tomtit Threesome: Lemme See Your Jazz Hands (TMR 45)
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Jun 2

Bossa n’ Marley: The Electro-Bossa Songbook of Bob Marley (TMR 44)

Get up, sit down and chill away . . . — Bossa n’ Marley (Playlists Music Brokers, 2005) is an appetizing collection of musicians you’ve never heard of putting a bossa nova spin on Bob Marley classics. Amazonics come strolling in with a version of “Redemption Song” so laidback it’ll instill instant couch-lock, and this mood is permanent. Despite differing credits…

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Bossa n’ Marley: The Electro-Bossa Songbook of Bob Marley (TMR 44)
Bossa n’ Marley: The Electro-Bossa Songbook of Bob Marley (TMR 44)
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May 31

Felix Mendelssohn’s ‘Songs Without Words’ (TMR 43)

It should be the best music for putting a baby to sleep, but . . . — Not long after my son was born, he went through what his mother and I still refer to as The Fussy Phase. He simply wouldn’t sleep, preferring to act unhappy every moment of every day. This led to us trying anything that might prove soothing, including a bath routine each…

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Felix Mendelssohn’s ‘Songs Without Words’ (TMR 43)
Felix Mendelssohn’s ‘Songs Without Words’ (TMR 43)
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May 30

Cutey Honey Anime Soundtrack (TMR 42)

Slinking all over the place . . . in the buff — One of my favorite manga is Cutey Honey by Go Nagai. Honey changes into different costumes — nurse, waitress, bike racer— as she combats evil, but in a ribald twist on magical girls à la Sailor Moon, she’s stark naked during the moments of transformation. This is known as the…

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Cutey Honey Anime Soundtrack (TMR 42)
Cutey Honey Anime Soundtrack (TMR 42)
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May 28

The Glory of Cremona (TMR 41)

A violin prodigy plays 15 renowned violins — On The Glory of Cremona (MCA, 1973), Ruggiero Ricci plays 15 famous violins, all fashioned by masters of Cremona, Italy. The oldest was created by Andrea Amati, the father of the violin, around 1560 to 1570. The most recent was crafted by Joseph Guarneri in 1744 and is known as…

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The Glory of Cremona (TMR 41)
The Glory of Cremona (TMR 41)
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May 23

Tomtit Music Reviews Turns 40

Thank you to the readers — Tomtit Music Reviews is where I write about any music release I feel like. Each review is brief, usually one paragraph just over 200 words, although the latest batch contains a few departures from that format. I hope you’ll check them out and won’t hesitate to drop a comment, however…

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Tomtit Music Reviews Turns 40
Tomtit Music Reviews Turns 40
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