Movies
The director’s latest misanthropic drama, following such films as “Bleak Moments” and “Naked,” is a puckeringly sour delight, socked over by Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
Awards
The actor had worked with the director before on ‘Secrets & Lies,’ so she knew she would build her character — and the story — during rehearsal.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste reunited with her ‘Secrets & Lies’ director to make the harrowing ‘Hard Truths.’ We spoke to them both about Leigh’s famous prep process.
Books
A radiant contentment pervades Curtis Sittenfeld’s stories in her latest collection, ‘Show Don’t Tell.’
Opinion
In ‘We Do Not Part,’ Han Kang explores a friendship that certainly spans distance, and perhaps planes of existence.
California
As someone who has read most of Davis’ work and knew him personally, I can say that his writings were cris de coeur more than lamentations. He was less Jeremiah and more John the Baptist, preparing the way for who would ultimately save L.A.: Us.
The vivid language of the novel ‘Playworld’ evokes the carefree early ’80s, centering on the freedoms and seemingly low-stakes perils of their Manhattan.
Christopher Bollen’s ‘Havoc’ centers on a meddling octogenarian living in a luxe hotel in Egypt. She meets her match when an 8-year-old arrives.
Weike Wang’s rueful and tender third novel, ‘Rental House,’ uses humorous insights on race and class to plunge into themes of loneliness and despair.
From the moment our protagonist lays eyes on an older man in Maya Kessler’s ‘Rosenfeld,’ she’s in unrelenting lust. But ... why?