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Selected Letters of John Updike, edited by James Schiff. Knopf, 912 pages. At one point in “The Music School,” the loveliest and most evocative of…
Nothing ruins a classic film like the condescending cackles of the audience.
Twenty years ago, Katrina ravaged a place I’ve left but still love.
Most teen movies encourage rebellion and nonconformity, but a few offer lessons in prudence.
Our desire for permanence is confronted each new season by the reality of transience.
A neglected film captures the cozy charms of a city better known for crime and political machinations.
This past week, I watched the Criterion Collection’s new Blu-ray edition of Kenneth Lonergan’s 2000 drama You Can Count on Me, one of…
The death of a great American director has brought, for me, an unmissable absence.
