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The heartbreaking reason my dog thinks “The Booksellers” is the best film of the year.

Last week, my dog Doug and I finally caught up with The Booksellers, the recent documentary about antiquarian and second-hand booksellers…

Jan 24, 2021

The heartbreaking reason my dog thinks “The Booksellers” is the best film of the year.

Jan 24, 2021

Amazon Prime’s new dog-adventure competition is bonkers and addictive

Sending dogs and their owners around the world looking for clues and scooting down ziplines seems like a bad idea, but I can’t stop…

Nov 24, 2020

Amazon Prime’s new dog-adventure competition is bonkers and addictive

Nov 24, 2020

In “On the Rocks,” Sofia Coppola and her cast get lost in privilege

With “On the Rocks,” Sofia Coppola gives us just the sort of myopic, unaware tale that she’s always been mistakenly accused of making.

Oct 23, 2020

In “On the Rocks,” Sofia Coppola and her cast get lost in privilege

Oct 23, 2020

In the best of the New York Film Festival (so far), the world doesn’t seem so far away

The New York Film Festival is midway through an extended virtual edition:here’s what’s been good, what’s been strange, and what you can…

Oct 2, 2020

In the best of the New York Film Festival (so far), the world doesn’t seem so far away

Oct 2, 2020

I crossed state lines to see Tenet

Christopher Nolan’s new film is thrilling nonsense, but that may be enough.

Sep 4, 2020

I crossed state lines to see Tenet

Sep 4, 2020

Film Comment and the physical world

The magazine Film Comment was a tangible space for discovering the exploring the world of film; then the pandemic swept it away.

Aug 10, 2020

Film Comment and the physical world

Aug 10, 2020

Pandemic, with dogs

Quarantine changed my relationship with my dogs. What happens if things go back to normal?

Aug 5, 2020

Pandemic, with dogs

Aug 5, 2020

Trust Exercise

When my heart gave out mid-pandemic, I had to make some grown-up decisions.

Jul 10, 2020

Trust Exercise

Jul 10, 2020

My New York on Film: From “The Taking of Pelham 123” to “I Like It Like That”

Growing up far outside the city in the 1970s, I felt strangely inspired by films that reflected the danger, isolation and diversity of…

Feb 24, 2020

My New York on Film: From “The Taking of Pelham 123” to “I Like It Like That”

Feb 24, 2020

Chasing After Duque

A debate on the role of sheltering and spay/neuter in addressing stray dog populations, inspired by a return trip to the country where I…

Feb 18, 2020

Chasing After Duque

Feb 18, 2020

Ken Foster

Ken Foster

Author of fiction and non-fiction; dog guy; bad boxer. New book, City of Dogs, is just out now from Avery/Penguin.

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