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Jhumpa Lahiri: “Casting Shadows”

February 8, 2021

This week’s New Yorker story is Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Casting Shadows.”

Ben Okri: “A Wrinkle in the Realm”

February 1, 2021

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “A Wrinkle in the Realm,” by Ben Okri.

Larisa Shepitko: The Ascent

January 26, 2021

Larisa Shepitko’s The Ascent is a film that is as beautiful as it is harrowing. The Criterion Collection released a stacked Blu-ray home video edition today, and I give it my strongest recommendation.

Lauren Groff: “The Wind”

January 25, 2021

This week’s New Yorker story is Lauren Groff’s “The Wind.”

Three Films by Luis Buñuel

January 21, 2021

The Criterion Collection is starting 2021 with a magnificent release: Three Films by Luis Buñuel, a box set featuring Buñuel’s final three films: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), The Phantom of Liberty (1974), and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977).

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