the odyssey: what are movies for?

I love books and I love movies. I saw the headlines about Emily Wilson’s review of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and the ensuing uproar, but I avoided reading anything until I could see the movie for myself. I took an afternoon off in the middle of the work week so I could go with my … Continue reading the odyssey: what are movies for? →

Hamnet, or the art of letting go

[Warning: spoilers ahead!] My husband and I finally watched Hamnet, the film adaptation of the novel of the same name, and one of the last of the Oscar-nominated movies on our watchlist. I’d read the book a couple of years ago, so I felt prepared for the tragedy at the center of the story; but … Continue reading Hamnet, or the art of letting go →