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The Brothers Karamazov – 10: Boys
Click here for other installments in this review series… What does it say about Dostoyevsky that, after the roller coaster of the last three parts, he switches gears and writes a whole section about – schoolboys? Let me just say: any remaining reservations I had about his writing skills disappeared in this part. I mean… Read more >>
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The Brothers Karamazov – 7–9: Part III
Click here for other installments in this review series… And now we (unavoidably) head into spoiler territory… In these three parts – “Alyosha,” “Mitya,” and “The Preliminary Investigation” – we learn that Grushenka, while attempting to escape with her former seducer, becomes convinced that it is Dmitri “Mitya” Karamazov she really loves. He pursues her… Read more >>
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Hamlet Revisited
Over time, I have come to love a lot of things I used to dislike strongly – opera, Debussy, Moby-Dick, and poetry. Perhaps Shakespeare will grow on me, too – perhaps. The plot starts out with some exposition explaining that the king of Denmark has recently died and his brother Claudius is serving the office… Read more >>
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The Men Who Knew Too Much (and Not Enough)
You invariably have some expectations when watching a thriller. Though I haven’t seen a lot of this genre, it’s similar enough to mystery that I expect something. I expect to be scared, and I expect to care about someone in the film. To a degree, all three of these accomplished that. Some more than others.… Read more >>
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