Written Reviews

Edward Sedgwick: The Cameraman

June 16, 2020

Buster Keaton’s 1928 film, The Cameraman, is being released today by The Criterion Collection. It’s a stacked edition that does the film justice with a new 4K restoration and goes into the story behind this pivotal — perhaps even tragic — moment in Keaton’s career.

The Criterion Collection Announces September 2020 Releases

June 15, 2020

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in September of 2020.

Scholastique Mukasonga: “Grief”

June 15, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Scholastique Mukasonga’s “Grief,” translated from the French by Jordan Stump.

Anniversaries Readalong: June 17 – 23, 1968

June 14, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering June 17 – 23, 1968.

Anniversaries Readalong: June 10 – 16, 1968

June 7, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering June 10 – 16, 1968.

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