Written Reviews

The Eclipse Viewer 40: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties Part II

March 8, 2016

David and Trevor are back with another episode of The Eclipse Viewer Podcast. In this second part of two, we are joined by guest Aaron West to discuss the last three films in Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties. Read the full post and get links to the show.

Jacques Rivette: Paris Belongs to Us

March 8, 2016

Today, thanks to The Criterion Collection, Jacques Rivette’s debut feature, Paris Belongs to Us, comes to U.S. home video for the first time. Trevor looks at the film, which strikes him as Bolañoesque years before Bolaño wrote a novel. Read the full post.

Ann Beattie: “For the Best”

March 7, 2016

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ann Beattie’s “For the Best.” Read the full post and join the conversation.

Claire Harman: Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart

March 3, 2016

Trevor reviews Claire Harman’s new biography Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart. Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “Prue”

March 2, 2016

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Prue,” from her collection The Moons of Jupiter.

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