Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr’s newest novel is an adventure unparalleled in not only the rest of his work but in today’s canon … More

Larry Wessel’s Palace of Wonders

Larry Wessel is the modern curator of the strange underground of American Folk Kitsch. It is an important role he … More

What About The Baby by Alice McDermott

Alice McDermott’s What About The Baby is a collection of essays on the craft of writing that touches upon everything the process, … More

Middle C by William Gass

Should humanity, in all of its cruelty, be allowed to endure? Such is the repeated refrain of William Gass’ Middle … More

Antkind by Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman is a visionary in his treatment of our complex, collective 21st century ennui. His films have been the … More

Difficult Light by Tomás González, Translated by Andrea Rosenberg

Tomás González’s Difficult Light is a heart-wrenching portrait of grief and the ripples that extend from tragic moments in a … More

One Book, One Burg

“While it isn’t meant to be a utopian lesson in social engagement, one can’t help but relish in the idea … More

#747 Amadeus (1984)

Amadeus is Miloš Forman’s brilliant adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s stage play of the same name that mesmerized Broadway for almost three … More

#1186 Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Straight Outta Compton is the 2015 biopic that tells the story of Eazy-E’s (and the rest of NWA’s) genesis and … More

#189 The Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis) (1945)

The history of Children of Paradise, considered to be one of the (if not the) greatest French Films of all time, … More