David Lynch: Mulholland Dr.
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing their edition of David Lynch’s 2001 film, Mulholland Dr.. Trevor reviews the film and this edition. Read the full post.
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Episode 17: Thomas Tryon’s The Other
For a special Halloween episode of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast, Trevor and Brian discuss Thomas Tryon’s 1971 debut novel, The Other. Read the post and listen to the podcast.
Ariel Dorfman: “The Gospel According to García”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “The Gospel According to Garcia,” by veteran author Ariel Dorfman. Read the full post and join the in the conversation.
Alice Munro: “Chaddeleys and Flemings I: Connection”
Trevor and Betsy begin their trek through Alice Munro’s fifth book, The Moons of Jupiter, with its first story, “Chaddeleys and Flemings I: Connection.”
The Eclipse Viewer 35: Aki Kaurismäki’s Leningrad Cowboys
David and Trevor are back with another episode of The Eclipse Viewer Podcast, this time to discuss Eclipse Series 29: Aki Kaurismäki’s Leningrad Cowboys. Read the full post and get links to the show.
Otfried Preussler: The Little Witch
To celebrate Halloween, let’s let a little guy come in an review Otfried Preussler’s children’s book The Little Witch, translated from the German by Anthea Bell. My wife and our four-year-old son review the book. Read the full post.
Flicker Alley’s Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Film 1920 – 1970
Flicker Alley continues to intrigue and impress with another monumental, eclectic omnibus release: Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Film 1920 – 1970. Read the full post.
Masaki Kobayashi: Kwaidan
Today, The Criterion Collection is releasing a Blu-ray edition of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1965 film Kwaidan, a collection of Japanese ghost stories. Kwaidan benefits greatly from this upgrade. Trevor looks at the film and the new Criterion edition. Read the full post.
Lesley Nneka Arimah: “Who Will Greet You at Home”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lesley Nneka Arimah’s “Who Will Greet You at Home.” Read the full post.
William Sloane: The Rim of Morning
William Sloane’s only two novels, 1937’s To Walk the Night and 1939’s The Edge of Running Water, were recently published in one volume by NYRB Classics as The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror. Trevor reviews the delightful volume. Read the full post.