Written Reviews

Zadie Smith: “Crazy They Call Me”

February 27, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Zadie Smith’s “Crazy They Call Me,” a piece on and from the perspective of Billie Holiday. Read the full post.

Lore Segal: “Ladies’ Lunch”

February 20, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lore Segal’s “Ladies’ Lunch.” Read the full post.

The Criterion Collection Announces May 2017 Releases

February 15, 2017

Today The Criterion Collection announced its May 2017 releases. Read the full post.

Ermanno Olmi: The Tree of Wooden Clogs

February 14, 2017

This week, The Criterion Collection is releasing Ermanno Olmi’s 1978 film, The Tree of Wooden Clogs, a Read the full post.

Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky: The Return of Munchausen

February 8, 2017

Trevor reviews Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s The Return of Munchausen, translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull.

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