The Odyssey: Notes on Translation
To translate is to decide, and Nolan’s is a translation full of decisions.
Loose Pages
Cinema
Loose Pages
Agnes’ Ingenuity
Chloé Zhao portrays Shakespeare through Agnes, exploring motherhood, loss, and art with spiritual sobriety and suggestive biography.
Loose Pages
A Feathered Creature in a Hall
Albert Serra’s ‘Tardes de soledad’ portrays Roca Rey in an immersive bullfighting ritual, revealing loneliness and sacrifice with an anti-intellectual camera.
Essays
Turner: the Glow and the Man
Mike Leigh’s ‘Mr. Turner’ explores the complex personality and final stage of the painter J.M.W. Turner, balancing his artistic genius with his human side and the cinematic recreation of his work.