Written Reviews

Criterion Close Up: My Guest Appearance

August 24, 2015

There’s a new Criterion-centric podcast called Criterion Close Up, hosted by Aaron West and Mark Hurne. I was fortunate enough to join these two over the weekend for their third episode, appropriately titled Geekfest 2015. We talk about forthcoming releases, both those confirmed and those rumored, and in general have fun sharing our enthusiasm. It’s fun stuff! Read the full post and get a link to the podcast.

Jensen Beach: “The Apartment”

August 24, 2015

This week’s New Yorker story is “The Apartment,” by Jensen Beach. Come join in the discussion! Read the full post.

Flicker Alley’s Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies

August 21, 2015

In 1916, Chaplin signed on with a new studio, the Mutual Film Corporation, and became the highest paid entertainer in the world. In a lovingly compiled dual-format home video release, Flicker Alley presents beautiful restorations of all twelve of the films Chaplin made at Mutual. Trevor looks at Flicker Alley’s Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies. Read the full post.

John Wyndham: Chocky

August 19, 2015

Trevor reviews John Wyndham’s 1968 novel, the last one published in his lifetime, Chocky. Read the full post.

The Eclipse Viewer 33: Three Wicked Melodramas from Gainsborough Pictures

August 19, 2015

David and Trevor are back with The Eclipse Viewer 33: Three Wicked Melodramas from Gainsborough Pictures. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.

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