Hamnet: Art Through Grief
Hamnet, both Zhao’s film and the 2020 novel by Maggie O’Farrell of the same name upon which the film is based, is a much quieter meditation on grief, reliant on the construction of Hamlet to do so.
BETWEEN LOVE & DESPAIR ON BEALE STREET
If Beale Street Could Talk captures the story of a young woman struggling to clear the name of her imprisoned lover, contrasting, in a single breath, the vividness of their lives with the jagged emptiness of jail.
Resisting Obsolescence
Confronted by a government with the power to exile readers into obsolescence, one must question: what do books represent that poses such a threat to a governing force? Other than simply generating knowledge, do books have the capacity to bestow power, evoke transformation, or embody hope?
Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” Adaptation Barely Warrants the Name
After months of torrential promotion and a whirlwind global press tour, director Emerald Fennell’s long-awaited adaptation of Emily Brontë’s seminal 1847 novel, Wuthering Heights, was released on Valentine’s Day. Could this be a faithful version of Brontë’s gothic, windswept masterpiece?
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