A Problem Like MariaYou expected Aristotle Onassis But instead you got Mister James Fennings from Prestwich, in Cumbria –The FallFeb 31Feb 31
Against the Darkness: Paul Celan’s “Letters to Gisèle”My review of Letters to Gisèle, the recent translation of the correspondence between Paul Celan and his wife, the printmaker Gisèle…Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 2024
A Personal AnthologyDelighted to have taken part in Jonathan Gibbs’ A Personal Anthology series a couple of months ago:Sep 25, 2024Sep 25, 2024
Imitation of Strife: On May DecemberMay December cuts off our access to aesthetic gratification through continual fractures, showing how our forms of storytelling have become…Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 2024
Nothing, Nowhere, Not Even Once: An Oscars 2023 Round Up (part one)The Banshees of InisherinJan 28, 2023Jan 28, 2023
Effacing the Music: The Annihilating Style of ‘A Single Man’Tom Ford’s 2009 film A Single Man, based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood, was recently made available on Mubi. The…Oct 24, 2021Oct 24, 2021
Force and CircumstanceI. I have written about Thomas Bernhard before. However, writing about him now feels different, not only from the time a decade or so ago…Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021