The Knife Thrower’s Girl
In The Knife Thrower’s Girl, Naomi Mulvihill explores the commonplace convergence of what brings us joy, and what leads to death.
In The Knife Thrower’s Girl, Naomi Mulvihill explores the commonplace convergence of what brings us joy, and what leads to death.
The Tetris movie is a fun romp, but its attempt to show character development flops when it makes monetary gain the sole metric of success. Review by Chris Fogle
Reading children’s books as adults reminds us that, however comforting the idea of returning to our past, we must keep moving forward. Review by Sara Holston
A documentary about freediving raises questions about the lure of the mysterious ocean—and about the mysteries of our connections to one another. By Marie Glancy O’Shea
Wes Anderson’s latest is even more than typically meta, but it also manages to touch on the real—and really human. Review by Sharla Moody
A worthy follow-up to the groundbreaking Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom engages our own questions of dis- and re-enchantment. Review by Jake Casale
Henry James’s first novel explores the choices all artists must make, between the pursuit of truth and beauty and the surrender to self-idolization. Review by Katy Carl
The second entry in Morgan Meis’s Three Paintings trilogy finds a master writer pushing past his own limits under the eye of that which is beyond us all.
Katy Carl’s collection of short stories takes up the themes of her debut novel, including the question of what it means to be human. Review by John-Paul Heil