#18: Home from home

Caroline and Anna chat the film adaptation of Colm Tóibín's Brooklyn, Aziz Ansari's new show Master of None, and the 2005 film Transamerica.

The Links

On Master of None

Aziz Ansari's New Girlfriend Turned Him Into a Feminist.

Call Your Girlfriend on Master of None.

Emily Nussbaum on the surprising depth Ansari brings to the show.

Brooklyn

The trailer for Brooklyn we didn't like.

Julie Walters discussing her role on Graham Norton.

A good dissection of Saoirse Ronan’s performance in the film.

TransAmerica

The trailer for the film.

Roger Ebert’s original review, in which he finds parallels between the character of Bree and a Jane Austen heroine.

This review highlights some of the problems with the film that we discussed.

Next week

Caroline is watching the children’s TV series Wishbone.

Your questions:

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Music

Eno - Burning Airlines Give You So Much More

Audimachine - Changing Heart

Our theme music is “Guatemala - Panama March” (by Heftone Banjo Orchestra), licensed under Creative Commons. 

See you next week!