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Víctor Erice: El Sur

June 26, 2018

Víctor Erice’s 1983 film, El Sur, is a masterpiece that feels all the more perfect for being, technically, “unfinished.” The Criterion Collection recently released a new home video edition of the film.

Joseph O’Neill: “The First World”

June 25, 2018

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Joseph O’Neill’s “The First World.”

Preparing for 10 Years by Upgrading Servers!

June 22, 2018

I’m hoping for another great ten years, so before the celebration it’s time to upgrade the server. This post is to warn of what I hope will be a tiny bit of downtime over the coming weekend.

William Trevor: “At the Caffè Daria”

June 21, 2018

Trevor looks at William Trevor’s “At the Caffè Daria,” from Last Stories, one of two stories in the collection that had not been published before.

Manila in the Claws of Light Criterion Collection

Lino Brocka: Manila in the Claws of Light

June 20, 2018

Lino Brocka’s 1975 film, Manila in the Claws of Light, is an important social parable played out on the real, gritty streets. It is easy to recommend The Criterion Collection’s recent home video release of this strong film.

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