Midnight at the Cinema Palace

Christopher Tradowsky’s “Midnight at the Cinema Palace” is a deeply immersive journey, but whether it’s a “box office smash” or a “sleeper” will depend on how much of yourself you’re willing to invest in its story. At its core, it’s a tale of Walter, a somewhat solitary figure finding his way in San......more

2.5⭐ I mean, it's alright... "Midnight at the Cinema Palace" centers on the experiences of Walter - a recent transplant to San Francisco from the Midwest - as he navigates a new and burgeoning queer world, meeting a cast of colorful characters who are all trying to do their best. Reading this novel, I......more

Picked up this book because it was queer and had a throughline of French New Wave films (and the description pitching to fans of my GOATs Garth Greenwell and André Aciman)—literally a book with my name all over it. I love the concept but I think in practice it didn't work for me. I appreciated the r......more

Okay, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with this book. It just was not for me at all. There is not really anything happening. The description of the book sounds way more interesting than what takes place - there are no 'adventures' across the city and the film project was not hilarious at all. I......more

I liked this. I really enjoyed how Tradowsky explored gender and sexuality here as well as non-monogamy My biggest complaint was how overwritten it was. To the point it became distracting and at times irritating. This also could have been 100 pages less and I think I would have adored it. My Thanks t......more