Author Spotlight

Robert Rubsam

Robert Rubsam writes fiction and nonfiction. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Baffler, the Atlantic, the Paris Review, Poetry, Vulture, and MUBI Notebook.

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Jacques Rivette Envisions a More Human Joan of Arc

Anchored by an extraordinary performance from Sandrine Bonnaire, the epic historical drama Joan the Maid strips away its saintly protagonist’s mythic aura and gives us a humbler, more intimate version of her life story.

By Robert Rubsam

Features— Sep 28, 2026