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The Criterion Collection Announces March 2018 Releases

December 15, 2017

Today The Criterion Collection announced its March 2018, with quite a few literary adaptations for us book lovers!

Alice Munro Friend of My Youth

Alice Munro: “Wigtime”

December 15, 2017

Trevor and Betsy respond to Alice Munro’s “Wigtime,” the final story in Friend of My Youth.

December Site and Patreon Update

December 14, 2017

I’m looking forward to the next few weeks of 2017! Here is a brief post to update you on the progress of the relaunch of the podcast, and to thank all of you for your support and look forward to 2018!

The Complete Monterey Pop Festival

December 13, 2017

This week, The Criterion Collection released a new 4K restoration of The Complete Monterey Pop Festival, which includes D.A. Pennebaker’s landmark documentary Monterey Pop, as well as loads of extra material, documentaries, and outtakes.

Zadie Smith: “The Lazy River”

December 11, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Zadie Smith’s “The Lazy River.” Please come in and let us know your thoughts!

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