As I Lay Dying
By presenting the journey from varying perspectives, the circuitous story weaves a robust, if messy, emotional tapestry.
Southern Gothic
Light in August
Mellifluous, polysyllabic, and archaic words sometimes mask a tenderness toward the novel’s afflicted human subjects, but Faulkner’s consummate artistry is worth the emotional distance.
The Portable Faulkner
You won’t understand each reference the first time you read a story, but eventually the world starts to take shape.
In the Heat of the Night
Beyond its impeccable screenplay and superb acting, the enduring appeal of In the Heat of the Night is in its nuanced consideration of racial relations at a tense time in United States history.
Nocturnal Animals
predictably loaded with style, yet too often feels like a careful construction of cinematic elements rather than an organic creation, and ultimately has very little to say about its subject matter.