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Stephen Roberts: The Story of Temple Drake

February 5, 2020

Miriam Hopkins stars in The Story of Temple Drake, a 1933 adaptation of William Faulkner’s controversial (and commercially successful) Sanctuary. The Criterion Collection recently released this “pre-Code” film that both seems to embrace the Code while being scandalous enough to lead to its strict enforcement.

Anthony Veasna So: “Three Women of Chuck’s Donuts”

February 3, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Anthony Veasna So’s “Three Women of Chuck’s Donuts.”

Anniversaries Readalong: February 5 – 11, 1968

February 2, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering February 5 – 11, 1968.

Alice Munro: “Post and Beam”

February 1, 2020

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Post and Beam,” from Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.

Pedro Almodóvar: All About My Mother

January 30, 2020

This week, The Criterion Collection released on of my favorite films, Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother. Here are some of my thoughts.

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