Lydia Davis Van Allen Hall — Thu., Apr. 14 at 7 p.m. In Lydia Davis’ story “How I Know What I Like (Six Versions),” the narrator justifies why she might […]
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LV Recommends: Casey’s General Store
Casey’s is not a gas station, a friend once said: It’s a pizza place that has amenities, and those amenities happen to include gasoline. Looking at it this way takes […]
Playing well with others: ‘Room’ holds an impressive allegory for life outside the self
Room FilmScene — (Last Screening) Thursday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. There is nothing beyond Room. That’s what Jack (Jacob Tremblay), one of the protagonists of Room, believes. It’s what […]
Talking Movies: Shot in a single 138-minute take, can Victoria live up to its bold premise?
Victoria opens Oct. 23 at FilmScene. I chafe at the word “gimmick.” It’s often used in lieu of something more meaningful to describe the experimental, the exciting, or the formally […]
Talking Movies: ‘The End of the Tour’ aims high, stumbles
The End of the Tour Screening Sept. 4 through Sept. 10 at FilmScene It’s tricky making a movie based on a book of interviews with a guy concerned about being […]
LV Recommends: Pullman’s Sidecar
I discovered cognac in midtown Manhattan, where — to make a reporting assignment on the latest and greatest in spa technology more enjoyable, and to take full advantage of a journalist-seducing open bar at the annual…