'Killers of the Flower Moon': Book and Movie Discussion

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🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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A.O. Scott joins for a spoiler-filled conversation about both David Grann's "Killers of the Flower Moon" and Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated film adaptation.

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0:00.0	I'm Gilbert Cruz, editor of the New York Times Book Review, and this is the Book Review podcast.
0:13.0	This year's Oscar nominations were recently announced and as expected,
0:18.0	one of the most nominated films alongside Oppenheimer and Barbie and Poor Things was Killers of the Flower Moon.
0:25.7	The Martin Scorsese film based on the 2017 book by David Graham, former guest of the podcast.
0:37.0	Given that the movie is now available to stream on Apple TV Plus, and since the paperback has been back on the top of the New York Times Best Seller list for quite a while now, it seemed like a good time to talk about both.
0:45.4	And who better to do so than A.O. Scott, Tony Scott, The Times' erstwhile film critic of almost
0:51.2	a quarter century who has since moved over here with us on the book review as a critic at large.
0:57.0	Tony joins me this week for a deep dive discussion on both the book and the film.
1:02.0	If for some reason you're worried about
1:03.9	spoilers, whatever that actually means in the context of literal historical
1:09.1	events, watch the movie, read the book, come back and and listen save this episode for later for
1:14.4	those of you who have done one or the other please do stick around
1:20.9	Tony Scott, welcome to the Book Review podcast.
1:27.0	Very nice to be here, Gilbert.
1:29.0	Is this your first time on the show since you officially joined the book review last spring?
1:34.0	Yes it is. I used to come on the book review podcast occasionally when I was a film
1:39.1	critic just as I guess a little side gig when there were books to talk about.
1:42.6	But this is, yes, this is my first, my first appearance as a fully credentialed book critic
1:47.9	and member of the New York Times Book Review staff.
1:51.0	Excellent, I've been deficient in inviting you on all apologies. I have a few questions before we jump into
1:58.9	talking full bore about Killers of the Flower Moon. I need to ask you this is your first
2:04.1	Oscar season in 25 years I think just about in which you're not covering it for the times. How are you holding up? It's actually very pleasant. You know, in a way, part of the job of being a film critic is caring about the Oscars or at least making a display, a convincing display for the readers of the New York Times
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