Ernest Hemingway

Book Review: “Hemingway’s Widow” — Not a Pretty Story

March 12, 2022
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We now have a book that virtually closes the circle on Hemingway’s women, a biography that will be treasured by the author’s fans and scholars.

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Documentary Review: PBS’s “Hemingway” — Inside an American Legend

May 9, 2021
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If you love fiction you should devote several hours to watching Hemingway. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick have brought a special tenderness to this series, something deeper and more compelling than previous Burns documentaries.

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Film Homage: 1932’s “A Farewell to Arms” — A Perfect Movie for Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2015
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Oh, to be a lead character in a Borzage movie. You might expire during the final dissolve into “The End,” but man oh man, you will have loved. And you will have been loved.

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