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It's very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present.

You believe that someone out of the past can enter and take possession of a living being?

We may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us.

Welcome to the next picture show, a movie the week podcast devoted to a classic film and how it shaped our thoughts on a recent release. I'm Keith Phipps here with Tasha Robinson, Scott Tobias, and Genevieve Koski. This week we'll be talking about two different coming-of-age stories about middle-school-age girls. So naturally hosting duties have fallen to me. While others talk, I'll be duzling the names of my crush in a notebook and dotting the eyes

with hearts.

That's what it's like, right?

Tasha, Genevieve?

Okay.

Okay.

Well, presumably I'll gain some insight of the experience over the course of

these episodes.

Our films offer somewhat contrasting visions of early adolescence.

Tasha, can you tell us about them?

Sure. Author Judy

Bloom has been reluctant to allow her books to be adapted to film. The only previous film

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