Written Reviews

Alain Resnais: Hiroshima mon amour

July 14, 2015

Today The Criterion Collection is releasing a new Blu-ray edition of Alain Resnais’s enigmatic, beautiful film about tragedy and memory, Hiroshima mon amour. Trevor reviews the film and Blu-ray edition. Read the full post.

Lauren Groff: “Ghosts and Empties”

July 13, 2015

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lauren Groff’s “Ghosts and Empties.” Come join in the discussion. Read the full post.

Robert Walser: Fairy Tales

July 10, 2015

Robert Walser’s playful and sophisticated four dramolettes, featuring Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and the Christ Child, are now available from New Directions. Trevor reviews Fairy Tales, translated from the German by Daniele Pantano and James Reidel. Read the full post.

2015 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award Winner

July 8, 2015

The winner of the 2015 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award has been announced. Read the full post.

Terry Gilliam: The Fisher King

July 7, 2015

This past month, The Criterion Collection brought out a title they once had in print on LaserDisc back in the 1990s: Terry Gilliam’s urban chivalric romance The Fisher King. Trevor reviews the film and the new edition. Read the full post.

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