Dog Boy: A Novel, by Eva Hornung
Set in Moscow, this is the story of a 4-year-old boy, Romochka, who is abandoned by his mother and uncle. He leaves the empty apartment and goes out into the city, hungry, cold, and desperate. He is not alone; there are millions of homeless children and adults living on the streets. The story takes place [...]
Get Low, starring Robert Duvall
Felix Bush is a cantankerous recluse about whom swirls all manner of unsavory stories. After forty years of self-imposed exile, he decides to stage his own funeral, ostensibly to learn what people are saying about him. In reality, he wants to reveal the reason he’s chosen to cut himself off from civilization. Duvall’s performance is [...]