It’s easy for a casual visitor to get lost in the winding streets of Boston, and the same proves true …Read the Rest
Archive for May, 2010
Breaking Bad – “Abiquiu” – Review
Tonight’s episode opened with a flashback that referenced Jane’s lipstick-stained cigarette that we saw last week in Jesse’s car ashtray, …Read the Rest
New installment of Bicycle Cop Dave by Gary Phillips starts June 2nd
Got word from Gary Phillips that the next installment of Bicycle Cop Dave, his webcomic, is starting back up again …Read the Rest
Write and Wrong: Questions & Answers
The question of the day is: I know your max word limit for fiction is 5,000 words. is that firm? …Read the Rest
The Singer’s Gun by Emily St. John Mandel – review
Things start out uneasy for Anton Walker. He has a great job, a great wife and a wedding on the …Read the Rest
Palos Verdes Blue by John Shannon – review
The various components of the 11th Jack Liffey novel are so dysfunctional and bewildering that it is almost impossible to …Read the Rest
The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbo – review
There are several questions raised in this novel, the third in the Harry Hole series. And they apparently can only …Read the Rest
A Thousand Cuts by Simon Lelic – review
[Ed note: A Thousand Cuts is published under the title Rupture in the UK.] The pivotal event in this masterful …Read the Rest
40th anniversary of Cotton Comes to Harlem
Thanks to Film Gordon for reminding me that yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the movie Cotton Comes to Harlem …Read the Rest
Love Ranch – trailer
Looks like Love Ranch may actually hit some screens soon. What can I say it looks good. Synopsis: LOVE RANCH …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Stagger Lee
Two weeks ago when I wrote about Hey Joe I said that there were at least two songs entered into …Read the Rest
Examination of a character type: The Driver
[Ed note: there are a lot of embedded video clips in this post for those with slow machines.] This is …Read the Rest
Justified – “Veterans” – Review
Another damn fine episode of Justified, this time seeming to address practically every damn storyline we’ve seen to date. As …Read the Rest
Preview of Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit adapted and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke from IDW
The sequel to the 2010 Spinetingler Award winning graphic novel Parker is coming out in October from IDW. It’s called …Read the Rest
US trailer and poster for The Killer Inside Me
The promotional wheels are starting to spin faster. We’ve seen images, teasers and the UK trailer. After the jump check …Read the Rest
Quote For The Day – Noel Murray
Nerd here. Noel Murray of the AV Club had some shit to say about the endings of genre fiction in …Read the Rest
Breaking Bad – “Fly” – Review
While the world watched ABC to find out that the Lost island was actually located in a retarded kid’s snow …Read the Rest
Is Lost the greatest shaggy dog story ever told? What a load of cock and bull.
Now that Lost is done its time for the debates to begin. Here’s my quick two cents for what they …Read the Rest
Vanished by Joseph Finder – review
Joseph Finder has written several thrillers revolving around the business and corporate world. Each was a standalone. Now, he turns …Read the Rest
206 Bones by Kathy Reichs – review
Temperance Brennan, the forensic anthropologist and protagonist of numerous novels by Kathy Reichs and now a popular tv series, returns …Read the Rest
