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Aleksandar Tišma: The Book of Blam

February 10, 2016

Trevor reviews Aleksandar Tišma’s The Book of Blam, translated from the Serbo-Croatian by Michael Henry Heim, and just out this week from NYRB Classics. Read the full post.

Jan Troell: The Emigrants / The New Land

February 9, 2016

After years and years of being relatively unavailable, Jan Troell’s two-film epic about a Swedish family’s painful journey, starring Max Von Sydow and Liv Ullmann, is finally available for home video in the United States. Trevor reviews the new Criterion Collection edition of The Emigrants and The New Land. Read the full post.

Alejandro González Iñárritu: The Revenant

February 8, 2016

Lee takes on Alejandro González Iñárritu’s latest film, the Oscar-nominated The Revenant. Read the full post.

Joel and Ethan Coen: Inside Llewyn Davis

February 5, 2016

Last month, The Criterion Collection released the Coen Brothers’ 2013 film Inside Llewyn Davis on Blu-ray. To mark the occasion, Trevor reposts his review of the film along with some thoughts on the Criterion edition. Read the full post.

Otfried Preussler: The Little Water Sprite

February 4, 2016

Trevor and his four-year-old son Calvin review Otfried Preussler’s The Little Water Sprite. Read the full post.

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