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6/4/21

Night in the City an Underappreciated Noir Masterpiece

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  Night and the City (1950) Directed by Jules Dassin 20th Century Fox, 96 minutes, Unrated ★★★★★       It'...
6/2/21

The Mercies a Gripping Look at Witchcraft in 17th c. Norway

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  THE MERCIES (2020) By Karen Millwood Hargrave Little, Brown and Company, 352 pages. ★★★★★       Of all the bo...
5/31/21

Judas and the Black Messiah: The Murder of Fred Hampton

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   JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (2021) Directed by Shaka King Warner Bros. Pictures, 126 minutes, R (language, violenc...
5/26/21

Run Katie Run: May 2021 Artist of the Month

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Run Katie Run May 2021 Artist of the Month   RUN KATIE RUN Running on Love   Among the things I admire about th...
5/24/21

The Darkness Knows a Gripping Icelandic Mystery

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  THE DARKNESS KNOWS (2021) By Arnaldur Indridason Minotaur Books/St. Martin’s Press, 352 pages. ★★★★     Arnal...
5/19/21

Despite Script Issues, The Big Sleep is Essential Film Noir

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    THE BIG SLEEP (1946) Directed by Howard Hawks Warner Brothers, 114 minutes, Not-rated. ★★★★     Raymond Chand...
5/17/21

The Glass Kingdom: Intrigue in Bangkok

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    THE GLASS KINGDOM (2021) By Lawrence Osborne Random House, 304 pages ★★★       Tales of Westerners out of t...
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