Read ·
Listen ·
Follow

Read

Thomas Pynchon: Inherent Vice

November 4, 2014

Chris reviews Thomas Pynchon’s 2009 novel, Inherent Vice. Read the full post.

Jacques Tati: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday

November 3, 2014

Trevor reviews Jacques Tati’s film Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, recently released by The Criterion Collection in its boxset The Complete Jacques Tati. Read the full post.

Antonya Nelson: “Primum Non Nocere”

November 3, 2014

This week’s New Yorker story is “Primum Non Nocere,” by Antonya Nelson. Read the full post.

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.

Previous Next

Listen

Episodes of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast: discussions of books and authors, shaped by curiosity, rereading, and the pleasures of talking things through.

Browse all episodes

Follow

The Mookse and the Gripes Instagram features a more immediate space with posts and videos about current reads, recent finds, including a steady dose of Criterion films.