Written Reviews

CriterionCast 175: Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night

August 30, 2016

Once again, I had the great pleasure of joining in on a conversation with The CriterionCast, this time to discuss Ingmar Bergman’s 1955 film Smiles of a Summer Night. Read the full post and find a link to the podcast.

Jonathan Lethem: “A Gentleman’s Game”

August 29, 2016

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Jonathan Lethem’s “A Gentleman’s Game.” Read the full post.

Antonio di Benedetto: Zama

August 25, 2016

Trevor reviews Antonio di Benedetto’s Zama, translated from the Spanish by Esther Allen. Read the full post.

Willa Cather: The Complete Fiction and Other Writings

August 24, 2016

This week The Library of America is releasing a fantastic set of one of my favorite authors: Willa Cather: The Complete Fiction and Other Writings. Read the full post.

Hiroshi Teshigahara: Woman in the Dunes

August 23, 2016

Trevor reviews Hiroshi Teshigahara’s 1964 film Woman in the Dunes, which is getting a new home video release from The Criterion Collection today. Read the full post.

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