Film Review: How He Fell in Love

One of the toughest things about movies that deal with affairs is not the likability of the characters, but in how we as an audience feel about the choices the characters make in order to start the affair. People may not agree with many of the choices made by characters in How He Fell in

Le Noir Auteur Reads: This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

I have to hand it to Victoria Schwab, she has the keenest knack for making sure you’re stressed and thoroughly entertained as you flip through the pages of her books. I was a huge fan of the first two books in the Shades of Magic series so when I had the chance to pick up

Le Noir Auteur Reads: These Heroic, Happy Dead by Luke Mogelson

There’s been a kind of interesting trend in the short story world in these past few years to center narratives around veterans and soldiers who fought in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. These Heroic, Happy Dead counts itself in that number. It’s comparable to Redeployment, the Phil Klay novel that I loved, but writer Luke Mogelson takes a

First Half of the Year Movie Awards

I cannot believe that the year is half over. Time has flown by so damn quickly. Taking stock of the landscape of movies and it has been a bit of an uneven year. Granted I haven’t seen some of the big players, but were it not for LA Film Festival this year would seem super

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