Digital Overtone

Writing about literature presents something of a thorny problem for creating dialogue on a site like this, where the majority of readers will be unfamiliar with the texts I hope to deal with, in a way that film, music and non-fiction are unproblematic. The solution requires either unreasonable effort on the part of the reader (to read the texts), synthesis on the part of the author (to provide all the details necessary without overwhelming), or mutual understanding on the part of both.

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Comments Off Posted by Kyle / criticism and literature and meta

Rarely has a movie been met with lower expectations or higher acclaim than Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Rarely have I heard more starkly opposed reviews from people whose opinions I respect. Before moving on to anything critical, I will preface this review with a couple things to keep in mind. First, I really enjoyed watching this movie. It is visually spectacular. Second (and perhaps more importantly in the context of what follows), expecting much out of Star Wars apart from visual excitement is asking a lot. I know this, but I went in expecting anyway. No real spoilers, unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last two decades.

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Comments Off Posted by Kyle / criticism and film

From the pen and from behind the camera of the man who delivered the phenomenal Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) we get Winterschläfer (Winter Sleepers), the story of three couples whose lives are altered and inextricably intertwined in the aftermath of an auto accident.

German with subtitles. Highly recommended.

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Comments Off Posted by Kyle / criticism and film

Some preliminary reflections on memory, historiography, narrative reliability, and La historia de Mayta.

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Comments Off Posted by Kyle / criticism and fiction and literature

I believe that the fantasy and science-fiction genres are two of the most relevant genres to contemporary society. Science fiction/fantasy literature functions because it is, ostensibly, not about the real world.

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Comments Off Posted by Kyle / criticism and fantasy and literature