Written Reviews

David Grossman: A Horse Walks into a Bar

May 25, 2017

Chris reviews David Grossman’s A Horse Walks into a Bar, translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen and recently shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize.

Jacques Audiard: Dheepan

May 24, 2017

Trevor reviews Jacques Audiard’s 2015 Palme d’Or winner Dheepan, out this week on home video from The Criterion Collection.

The Eclipse Viewer 56: Postwar Kurosawa Part I

May 22, 2017

For this episode of The Eclipse Viewer, David and Trevor discuss the first three films in Eclipse Series 7: Postwar Kurosawa.

Samanta Schweblin: “The Size of Things”

May 22, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Samanta Schweblin’s “The Size of Things,” translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell.

The Eclipse Viewer 55: Julien Duvivier in the Thirties Part II

May 19, 2017

For this episode of The Eclipse Viewer, David and Trevor discuss the final two films in Eclipse Series 44: Julien Duvivier in the Thirties.

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