Reviewed by Paul Tremblay It pleases me to no end to see one of speculative fiction’s most important and famously …Read the Rest
Archive for November, 2010
The Hunger by Charles Beaumont from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by John Rector If you’re a fan of The Twilight Zone, then chances are you know Charles Beaumont. He …Read the Rest
Her Lord and Master by Andrew Klavan from Best American Noir of the Century – review
reviewed by Russel D McLean It’s easy to see why Andrew Klavan’s “Her Lord and Master” was a hard sell …Read the Rest
The Best American Noir of the Century – introduction
Noir has always been one of those slippery terms that people can’t define but love to try doing anyway. A …Read the Rest
The Price of Liberty by Keir Graff – review
The question raised by this novel is: Is it a political commentary or just an old-fashioned thriller? It seems that …Read the Rest
The Moonlight Mile In My Mind: My Thoughts on Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane
Over at Ransom Notes Jed Ayres had a post wondering what people thought of the new Dennis Lehane book, Moonlight …Read the Rest
Stealing the Dragon by Tim Maleeny – review
Once, in a conversation about the movies of John Woo, I told someone that the trick was to not count …Read the Rest
The Hanging Tree by Bryan Gruley – review
This second book in the series continues a look at the small town of Starvation Lake and the people who …Read the Rest
Go to Helena Handbasket by Donna Moore – review
“When the choice of the tried and true is limited, the result is a trite or mass-produced film, or simply …Read the Rest
As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs – review
As Husbands Go . . . well, the husband who is at the center of this novel – went. As …Read the Rest
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover – review
Ray Dudgeon is a disillusioned newspaper reporter turned private detective. His latest case is to protect Bob Loniski. Loniski saw …Read the Rest
Bad Intentions by Karin Fossum, Translated by Charlotte Barslund – review
This tale takes place in Norway, but the venue could be anywhere. The story has a universal base: Does the …Read the Rest
This week’s books
Good selection of books this week. Rut finally came. Looking forward to One True Sentence though it may be a …Read the Rest
Watch Terriers or else
By Chuck Wendig It’s like this: if you’re not watching Terriers, then you have been declared an enemy of good …Read the Rest
How I came to like Terriers
Terriers is a classic example of marketing idiocy as a network tried to launch a show by giving the potential …Read the Rest
Hank and Britt’s Bullshitting Hour
Terriers isn’t like any other TV drama I watch, which basically means that it isn’t heavily serialized and the main …Read the Rest
Steph Dolworth: the heart and soul of Terriers
Sometimes unexpected pairings of things allow for some nice comparisons; they can allow the strengths and weaknesses to really come …Read the Rest
Terriers is like a blind date
By AKA Theora Jones You never really know what you’re getting into when you try a new TV series. It’s …Read the Rest
Terriers: Come For The Story, Stay For The Acting
By Chris Schick Comparing Terriers to The Shield seems like a natural thing to do. You’ve got Shawn Ryan behind …Read the Rest
The Lies and Mistakes of Hank Dolworth
By Dave White It’s about a man who makes mistakes. The simple answer, when people ask what Terriers is about, …Read the Rest
