Written Reviews

Haruki Murakami: “Kino”

February 16, 2015

This week’s New Yorker story is Haruki Murakami’s “Kino,” translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. Read the full post.

Jean Renoir: A Day in the Country

February 13, 2015

This week, The Criterion Collection released a lovely new restoration of Jean Renoir’s A Day in the Country. Trevor takes a look at the short, beautiful film. Read the full post.

Ben Lerner: 10:04

February 12, 2015

Lee reviews Ben Lerner’s 10:04. Read the full post.

Matt Zoller Seitz: The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

February 11, 2015

Trevor reviews Matt Zoller Seitz’s The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel, a wonderful, lengthy, beautifully produced supplement to his 2013 book The Wes Anderson Collection. Read the full post.

Nicolas Roeg: Don’t Look Now

February 10, 2015

Today, The Criterion Collection is releasing Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 film Don’t Look Now on Blu-ray and DVD. Trevor takes a look at the film and this edition. Read the full post

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