Written Reviews

Zadie Smith: “Two Men Arrive in a Village”

May 30, 2016

This week’s New Yorker is the annual fiction issue, featuring Zadie Smith’s “Two Men Arrive in a Village.” Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “Hard-Luck Stories”

May 26, 2016

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Hard-Luck Stories,” from The Moons of Jupiter.

Charles Yu: “Fable”

May 23, 2016

This week’s New Yorker story is Charles Yu’s “Fable.” Read the full post.

Joel and Ethan Coen: Hail, Caesar!

May 19, 2016

Lee reviews the latest from the Coen Brothers, Hail, Caesar!. Read the full post.

Byron Haskin: Too Late for Tears

May 18, 2016

Trevor reviews Byron Haskin’s Too Late for Tears, just out on home video from Flicker Alley in a lovely restoration. Read the full post.

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