Written Reviews

Ronald Neame: Hopscotch

August 15, 2017

This week, The Criterion Collection is releasing a new edition of Ronald Neame’s Cold War spy comedy/thriller Hopscotch, starring Walter Matthau as a rogue agent out to pester and taunt the CIA. Trevor takes a look.

Garth Greenwell: “An Evening Out”

August 14, 2017

This week’s New Yorker story is Garth Greenwell’s “An Evening Out,” apparently a nice companion to his debut novel What Belongs to You.

The Criterion Collection Announces Landmark Release for December

August 12, 2017

The Criterion Collection announces their biggest box set ever, to hit shelves just in time for the holidays.

Alice Munro: “White Dump”

August 11, 2017

Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts on Alice Munro’s “White Dump,” the final story in her collection The Progress of Love.

Marie NDiaye: My Heart Hemmed In

August 10, 2017

Trevor looks at Marie NDiaye’s My Heart Hemmed In, translated from the French by Jordan Stump.

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