The Slow Train Home
“I’m thankful to Stevens for her ‘unsnobbish enthusiasm’ in ‘Camera Man,’ just as I’m thankful to Patrick Somerville and his ‘Station Eleven’ co-writers for their story about second chances and art therapy.”
Book Review: Peter Conrad’s ‘The Mysteries of Cinema’
“‘The Mysteries of Cinema’ is not really an argument about film’s essential qualities, but a collage of similarities, preoccupations and obsessions that drive not just its filmmakers, but seem to consume the medium itself.”
Book Review: Joseph B. Atkins’ ‘Harry Dean Stanton: Hollywood’s Zen Rebel’
“Stanton may not have wanted to talk about his past, but Atkins’ book will appeal to both fans and Hollywood aficionados alike, as there aren’t many performances that the biography doesn’t cover.”
Novella Review: Jared Feldschreiber’s ‘Reckless Abandon’
“There’s a sense of magical realism that shines through in ‘Reckless Abandon,’ almost like the protagonist Duggan could be roaming about 1984 Manhattan in a dream state.”
Book Review: ‘Picturing Peter Bogdanovich: My Conversations with the New Hollywood Director’
“‘Picturing Peter Bogdanovich’ is a passionate, engaging and thoroughly insightful volume of film history.”
Book Review: Erin Emily Ann Vance’s ‘Advice for Taxidermists and Amateur Beekeepers’
“‘Advice for Taxidermists and Amateur Beekeepers’ succeeds not only as a realist narrative about family, loss, sex and death, but also as a quietly reflexive genre piece.”
Sometimes It’s Better Not to Know: What a ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Novel Brings to the Table
“A few of the tales are a bit of a stretch, but the scope of the ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ universe comes out feeling much larger than ever before.”
This Is Not a Book Review: On William Brown’s ‘Non-Cinema: Global Digital Film-making and the Multitude’
Yoana Pavlova on William Brown’s ‘Non-Cinema: Global Digital Film-making and the Multitude’
Book Review: ‘Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television’
“‘Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror On Film And Television’ provides insights not only on genre cinema, but on origins and aspects of the holiday season itself.”
Review: ‘Like Jagged Teeth’ – Betty Rocksteady’s Supernatural Bad Dream Novella
“By constantly re-emphasizing Jacalyn’s inability to confront the undeniable horror of the unfolding scenario, Rocksteady achieves a powerfully oneiric tone throughout.”
Book Review: Gender and Genre in Aaron J. French’s ‘Festival’
“On the levels of craft and form, this is undoubtedly the work of a skilled writer.”
Pain and Three Kinds of Death in Dustin LaValley’s ‘A Soundless Dawn’
“Above all, it’s about style. LaValley plays fast and loose with grammar and punctuation, paying mind to cadence and tone.”
Book Review: Jeff Gold’s ‘Total Chaos: The Story of The Stooges / As Told by Iggy Pop‘
“‘Total Chaos’ is that rare thing: a good idea whose final product far eclipses its original premise.”
Why Criticism: Adam Nayman’s ‘Ben Wheatley: Confusion and Carnage’
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
The Early Novels of Patrick Modiano: ‘Villa Triste’ (Sad Villa)
The Fifth Installment of Jaime Grijalba’s Series on Patrick Modiano
‘Lacombe, Lucien’ and the Early Novels of Patrick Modiano: ‘Les Boulevards de ceinture (Ring Roads)’
“In every novel (and in the movie), there’s a moment in which the deep feeling of love wakes up the protagonist from the slumber of servile conditioning. They have turned into little monsters, but in the end they will find their freedom, even if it kills them or makes them insane.”
‘Lacombe, Lucien’ and the Early Novels of Patrick Modiano: ‘La Ronde de Nuit (The Night Watch)’
Part 3 of Jaime Grijalba’s Series on Patrick Modiano
‘Lacombe, Lucien’ and the Early Novels of Patrick Modiano: ‘La Place de l’étoile (The Place of the Star)’
“Out of the author’s first three novels, this might be the one that stays far from the themes of Lacombe, Lucien, and surely is the one that feels more juvenile, as La Place de l’étoile was published when Modiano was 23 years old.”
The Occupation Quadrilogy: ‘Lacombe, Lucien’ and the Early Novels of Patrick Modiano
An Introduction to Jaime Grijalba’s Series on Patrick Modiano
Book Review: ‘Rex’d: Welcome to Scholomance’ is the Perfect Halloween Read
A Friday night Halloween keeps everyone busy, but once the kids are done collecting the sweets, kick back and check out the exceptional novel by J.R. Reher/J.B. Skelter, Rex’d: Welcome to Scholomance. Q.V. HoughQ.V. (Quinn) Hough is Vague Visages’ founding editor.
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