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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “A, S, D, F”

May 24, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s “A, S, D, F.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Tags 2021 New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

The Criterion Collection Announces August 2021 Releases

September 20, 2021May 17, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in August 2021.

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Keith Ridgway: “The Party”

May 17, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Keith Ridgway’s “The Party.”

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Jean-Luc Godard: Masculin féminin

May 14, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

Recently The Criterion Collection released a Blu-ray upgrade of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1966 film Masculin féminin. While I have always struggled to embrace Godard’s work, this one got me in the right space.

Categories Film Reviews, Jean-Luc Godard Tags Criterion Collection 1 Comment

Jack Spicer: After Lorca

May 13, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

Jack Spicer’s After Lorca is a wonderful collection of poetry, poetry in translation, and poetry theory. I loved it!

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J.M. Holmes: “Children of the Good Book”

May 11, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is J.M. Holmes’s “Children of the Good Book.”

Categories J.M. Holmes, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2021 New Yorker Fiction 6 Comments

The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story

May 7, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

Happy short story month! To celebrate

Categories Book Reviews, Various 1 Comment

Anthony Mann: The Furies

May 5, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

Anthony Mann’s 1950 film, The Furies, has just been released on Blu-ray. Its a magnificent release of a great film.

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Thomas McGuane: “Balloons”

May 3, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Thomas McGuane’s “Balloons.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Thomas McGuane Tags 2021 New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

Elizabeth von Arnim: The Enchanted April

April 30, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

What a treat! I adored Elizabeth von Arnim’s The Enchanted April, which I read as part of my 2021 NYRB Classics List of Betterment.

Categories Book Reviews, Elizabeth Von Arnim Tags 1920s, 1922, NYRB Classics 5 Comments
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