The Old West of Colin Winnette’s newest book is one denuded of the romance of American goodness, the country’s self-myth of inherent decency and indomitable success. There… Read more “Teeth and Bones and No Home to Haunt: A Review of Colin Winnette’s Haints Stay”
Month: June 2015
The Trains of Human Desire (1954)
I’m going to be writing more in depth about Fritz Lang’s great noir Human Desire (1954) later on, but for now I want to focus on one… Read more “The Trains of Human Desire (1954)”
A Review of The Tijuana Book of the Dead by Luis Alberto Urrea
Despairing of God I went to the desert to seek my own saint. – from Sonoran Desert Sutras The surface of Luis Alberto Urrea’s newest volume of… Read more “A Review of The Tijuana Book of the Dead by Luis Alberto Urrea”
Poetry Matters.
The first writing I ever did was poetry. My sister moved away to college as I was beginning sixth grade, and for some silly reason left her… Read more “Poetry Matters.”
His Girl Friday (1940)
Witty banter gets a bad rap. No, people don’t talk in real life like they do in Aaron Sorkin films. No, moms and daughters don’t exchange witticisms… Read more “His Girl Friday (1940)”
Pushover (1954)
The popular line on Pushover is that it’s a lukewarm reheat of classic noir leftovers, sporting a formulaic and staid plot and sleepwalking performances from the leads.… Read more “Pushover (1954)”
A Review of Why God Is a Woman by Nin Andrews
In Why God Is a Woman (BOA Editions, 2015), Nin Andrews uses clean, unpretentious language to give us a series of short prose poems that tell of a… Read more “A Review of Why God Is a Woman by Nin Andrews”
Whisky and the Werewolf: A Review of Andrew Ervin’s Burning Down George Orwell’s House
Ray Welter has no idea who he is anymore. A successful thirtysomething Chicago ad executive who made his name on a campaign that exponentially increased the sales… Read more “Whisky and the Werewolf: A Review of Andrew Ervin’s Burning Down George Orwell’s House”
Welcome to Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park came out the summer after I turned eleven, a time in my life otherwise known as “Peak Dinosaur.” My family and I were on vacation… Read more “Welcome to Jurassic Park”
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