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The ten best short novels under 150 pages – chosen by experts

A novel doesn’t need to be a hefty tome to change your life. Forget War and Peace (1,200 pages) or Les Misérables (1,400 pages); these expert recommendations are under 150 pages – short enough to tear through over a weekend.

The Conversation

Review: A Period Drama About the Price of Progress in the American West

Train Dreams follows a logger in the Pacific Northwest during the age of westward expansion.

Reason

Why Train Dreams should win the best picture Oscar

With its meditative pace and sincere interest in moral questions, Clint Bentley’s film of a rudderless man cutting down trees in Idaho’s verdant vistas has the air of a Hollywood classic from another era

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Heated Rivalry lived up to the hype — here are 9 other movies and shows I wish I’d watched sooner

Heated Rivalry was just one of the many movies and shows that left a mark on me this month, alongside The Lord of the Rings and a heart-breaking romantic drama.

TechRadar

Joel Edgerton Undergoes An Amazing Transformation In Train Dreams, And I Love His In-Depth Approach To The Performance

Cinemablend

Netflix's new 95%-rated movie might have passed you by –don't miss it

Train Dreams is a beautiful little thing

I watched 110 new movies in 2025 — here’s the 10 you need to stream (and 10 you should skip)

In 2025, I saw more than 100 movies on the big screen, and these are the 10 best that I loved, and the 10 worst that you should avoid.

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Train Dreams Floored Me With One Very Special Line, And Joel Edgerton And The Cast's Comments On It Make Me Love It Even More

I love this line.

Cinemablend

Netflix Got Two Best Picture Nominations At The Globes, But My Favorite Missed Out

All three were great, but one stood out to me.

Cinemablend

Train Dreams on Netflix is a beautiful film – but it misses the magic of the original novella

Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams was first published in 2002 as a short story in the Paris Review. When it was reissued as a standalone novella almost a decade later, it was shortlisted for the Pulitzer prize. While the book did not win that year, somewhat strangely neither did anything else…

The Conversation

Joel Edgerton reveals secret behind new Netflix role

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The Independent UK

Joel Edgerton shares note from previous director that ‘set the table’ for Train Dreams

The actor plays a railroad worker and logger in the new Netflix movie

The Independent UK

Netflix top 10 movies — here’s the 3 worth watching right now (Nov. 22-23)

Our guide on the three best movies to watch on Netflix’s top 10, including a heartwarming drama, a bubblegum pop animated adventure from the studio behind 'Spider-Verse,' and a cozy Christmas romcom.

Tom’s Guide

5 best new movies to stream this weekend on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and more (Nov. 22-23)

Not sure what to watch this weekend? 'Train Dreams,' 'Three Roses,' and the latest 'Conjuring' movie just landed on streaming

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Cinemablend

Netflix's Train Dreams Was Overwhelmingly Sad At Times, But I'm Glad I Watched It

Enlightened but sad.

TechRadar

7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (November 21)

Netflix has some big releases out this week, but its rivals also provide some healthy competition on the new movies and TV shows front.

Tom’s Guide

Netflix’s new drama movie is deeply moving and largely lives up to the Best Picture Oscar hype

Netflix just added 'Train Dreams,' an emotionally moving drama that's visually stunning. It's a must-watch this week.

Tom’s Guide

New releases on Netflix: 7 shows and movies you need to watch this week (Nov. 17-23)

Dig into all the new Netflix TV shows and movies heading to Netflix this week, including "A Man on the Inside" season 2, "Train Dreams" and more.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Studio bosses were like: it sounds lovely. We’ll pass!’: Joel Edgerton and Clint Bentley on their Oscar-tipped lumberjack tragedy

The actor and the director of Train Dreams – a quietly powerful tale of a logger in 1900s Idaho – on the slog of getting it made, the joy of motel living and why human-made things will always beat AI

The Independent UK

Evoking a Pacific Northwest past, 'Train Dreams' stirs a plaintive elegy

The Guardian - UK

Train Dreams review – Joel Edgerton superb in Malickian story of trees, grief and railroads

A logger clears a path for change in this sunset-hour-tastic adaptation by Clint Bentley – clearly a director of considerable power and feeling

TechRadar

5 of this year’s best Netflix movies aren't out yet, but I've seen them – here’s when you can stream them

Five of this year's best Netflix movies are still to come, from Knives Out 3 to Frankenstein

TechRadar

Not heard of new Netflix movie Train Dreams? Come for the A-list cast, stay for the heartbreaking story

I'm still thinking about new Netflix movie Train Dreams, and that's the biggest compliment you can give a film.

Netflix's new Joel Edgerton movie looks like The Brutalist – it could win big awards

Train Dreams seems... dreamy

WhatToWatch

Train Dreams: release date, cast and everything we know about the Joel Edgerton period drama

The team behind Sing Sing makes the period drama Train Dreams, which is generating strong buzz. Here’s what to know.

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