He joined the Times in 2000 and is now a chief movie critic. It’s tough to write about critics; they generally do not have lives teeming with event. And movie critics? They sit in the dark and watch something then sit at a desk and write about it. And in Scott’s case, talk about it delightfully. Plus music from cimbalom player Pete Rushefsky and violinist Jake Shulman-Ment from the Center for Traditional Music and Dance. We convened at Glenn Horowitz Booksellers.

•  PERSON: David Carr
•  PLACE: Action Christine
•  THING: Marx’s Capital

RANDY’S PLACE: Walnut Street, Reading, PA