
Alviro-Mario Fantini
As a long-time admirer—even an enthusiast—of Ford Madox Ford’s tetralogy of novels (Some Do Not, No More Parades, A Man…
Spoiler alert! I’m always surprised and a little chagrined at the fetish so many people make out of being surprised…
The headline of the New York Times review of Michael Apted’s 56 Up reads: “The British Class Divide, on a Personal…
Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah) has had the bad luck to have his new movie, Reality, labeled a satire of reality TV….
One of the things I liked best among the many things I liked about Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks,…
We hear that the state of Massachusetts has passed a law—“An Act Relative to Gender Identity.” It requires (among other…
THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY of the publication of Pride and Prejudice in January seems a good opportunity to celebrate not only…
In real life, as we’re often reminded, anything can happen. It’s one of the things that makes it so real….