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  • Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)
    Review preview for Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

    It is always wonderful when a film about a writer you admire produces sentences - be it in dialogue, commentary or excerpts you overlooked or forgot from the published texts - that are so poignant in the here and now and feel brand new.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A documentary portrait of the filmmaker's aunt.
  • Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
    Review preview for Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    Longstanding fans will enjoy her extensive contributions, as considered and witty as ever.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, history, America and the human condition.

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