Written Reviews

Jacques Tati: Jour de Fête

October 30, 2014

Trevor reviews Jacques Tati’s debut feature film Jour de fête, recently released by The Criterion Collection in its boxset The Complete Jacques Tati. Read the full post.

Stephen Collins: The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil

October 28, 2014

Trevor reviews Stephen Collins’ graphic novel The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil, out last year in the U.K. and just out from Picador in the U.S. Read the full post.

David Lynch: Eraserhead

October 27, 2014

Lee discusses David Lynch’s debut feature, Eraserhead. Read the full post.

The Complete Jacques Tati

October 27, 2014

This week, The Criterion Collection is releasing The Complete Jacques Tati. We’ll be covering the set on The Mookse and the Gripes, and Trevor introduces it here. Read the full post.

Jess Row: “The Empties”

October 27, 2014

This week’s The New Yorker story is “The Empties,” by Jess Row. Read the full post.

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