The Back Half

#20: Wonderstruck, A Quiet Place and Do the Bartman

Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss an improbable film double bill: Todd Haynes' Wonderstruck and John Krasinski's  A Quiet Place. Then, they celebrate the noniversary of Simpsons novelty single "Do the Bartman".Get in touch with questions or noniversary suggestions on Twitter via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tom_gatti" target="_blank">@tom_gatti</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>.Further reading:<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2018/04/strange-vibrations" target="_blank">Ryan Gilbey's review of Wonderstruck.</a>Our theme music is "God Speed" by Pistol Jazz, licensed under Creative Commons. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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