How to understand the ethical value of a documentary such as Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell (2012), which focuses more… Read more The Story Justifies the Means: the Ethics of Manipulation in ‘Stories We Tell’
Category: Reviews
Payback vs. Payback: Fim Noir & Noir Films
Is “film noir” just a style, or is it a genre of its own? This is the question that most… Read more Payback vs. Payback: Fim Noir & Noir Films
De Filosofía y “El Extranjero”
“El Extranjero” del francés Albert Camus es una obra contundente y sumamente profunda gracias a su simplicidad. La obra narra… Read more De Filosofía y “El Extranjero”
Hyphenating the Self
In this independently-produced comedy series (proudly starred and co-written by UT-Dallas alumna Sara Amini), two female friends expound hilariously on… Read more Hyphenating the Self
BOOK REVIEW: Good Omens
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars… Read more BOOK REVIEW: Good Omens
Absent Writing
How does writing happen, when it cannot be authored? How does the disaster happen without ever being present? These questions,… Read more Absent Writing
BOOK REVIEW: Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing by John Berger My rating: 4 of 5 stars Berger’s WAYS OF SEEING shouldn’t be considered a… Read more BOOK REVIEW: Ways of Seeing
BOOK REVIEW: Fitzgerald & Hemingway – A Dangerous Friendship
Fitzgerald and Hemingway: A Dangerous Friendship by Matthew J. Bruccoli My rating: 4 of 5 stars Bruccoli reveals yet another… Read more BOOK REVIEW: Fitzgerald & Hemingway – A Dangerous Friendship
BOOK REVIEW: The Girls
The Girls by Emma Cline My rating: 5 of 5 stars Cline’s debut novel is a masterclass of how literary… Read more BOOK REVIEW: The Girls
BOOK REVIEW: Scrappy Little Nobody
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick My rating: 3 of 5 stars Kendrick’s memoir will make you laugh out loud… Read more BOOK REVIEW: Scrappy Little Nobody
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