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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The Dream Teller: Why Brian Wilson Might Be Our George Gershwin

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Brian Wilson, 1966, the fragile reason why The Beach Boys matter. A Review of Why The Beach Boys Matter, Tom Smucker’s new book fro...
Monday, March 18, 2019

Neglected Gem: Enchanted April (1992)

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Josie Lawrence and Joan Plowright in Enchanted April . During World War II, two middle-aged women, fed up with their dreary marri...
Friday, March 15, 2019

Fear and Loathing in Outer Space: High Life

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Robert Pattinson in High Life .   Despite having seen Trouble Every Day (2001) , nothing could’ve prepared me ...
Monday, March 11, 2019

Sea Wall/A Life: Putting It Together

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Jake Gyllenhaal in Sea Wall/A Life . (Photo: Joan Marcus) Sea Wall and A Life are a pair of monologues, each about forty-five ...
Saturday, March 9, 2019

The Rise of the Videogame Aesthetic in Cinema

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Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in Serenity (2019). This piece contains spoilers for Serenity and Aquaman . When critics fir...
Monday, March 4, 2019

Bruno and his Friend, the Future: The Collected Stories

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Bruno Schulz, self-portrait, 1922. Review of Collected Stories by Bruno Schulz, a new translation by Madeline Levine, released by Nor...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Parts 1 & 2)

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Noma Dumezweni, Jamie Parker, and Paul Thornley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child . (Photo: Manuel Harlan) I grew up reading Harry...