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Trevor Berrett is the editor of The Mookse and the Gripes

Anne Enright: “Night Swim”

March 2, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Night Swim,” by Anne Enright.

Categories Anne Enright, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2020 New Yorker Fiction 5 Comments

Anniversaries Readalong: March 4 – 10, 1968

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering March 4 – March 10, 1968.

Categories Anniversaries Readalong 1 Comment

Jennie Livingston: Paris Is Burning

February 28, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week The Criterion Collection released Jennie Livingston’s Paris Is Burning.

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Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Today The Criterion Collection released a fun set featuring There Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman. It’s definitely worthy of a deep dive!

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Adam Levin: “Kid Positive”

February 25, 2020February 24, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is “Kid Positive,” by Adam Levin.

Categories Adam Levin, Book Reviews Tags 2020 New Yorker Fiction 6 Comments

Anniversaries Readalong: February 26 – March 3, 1968

February 23, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering February 26 – March 3, 1968.

Categories Anniversaries Readalong 1 Comment

Alice Munro: “What Is Remembered”

February 21, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy take a look at Alice Munro’s “What Is Remembered,” from Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews 3 Comments

Hiroshi Teshigahara: Antonio Gaudí

February 20, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Antonio Gaudí, his 1984 film that explores the work of the great architect, was a wonderful surprise to me! It’s now out on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.

Categories Film Reviews, Hiroshi Teshigahara Tags Criterion Collection 1 Comment

Anna Kavan: Machines in the Head: Selected Stories

February 19, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

NYRB Classics new selection of stories, Machines in the Head, is a great place to start getting to know the work of Anna Kavan, whose fascinating and troubled life gave inspiration to some exquisite stories.

Categories Anna Kavan, Book Reviews Tags NYRB Classics Leave a comment

Pier Paolo Pasolini: Teorema

February 19, 2020February 18, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week The Criterion Collection is releasing Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Teorema, from 1968. It’s an elusive film, and I never know if I love it or hate it . . . which means it’s a film I love to revisit.

Categories Film Reviews, Pier Paolo Pasolini Tags Criterion Collection 1 Comment
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