Framed
Framed is a straight-minded LA noir drugs-and-murder mystery that has all the feel of a late-90s direct-release indie film. Continue reading Framed
Category: Book Reviews
The Deep
The Deep has a tightly-researched and well-executed plot; the ghostly play comes too late in the game becoming flotsam and jetsam Continue reading The Deep
Best. Movie. Year. Ever.
Best. Movie. Year. Ever. is a fun cultural recounting of select movies from 1999 that propelled the medium and captured the mania of American moviegoers. Continue reading Best. Movie. Year. Ever.
Deep State
Deep State is an average political thriller that will no doubt make for an above-average Netflix film. Continue reading Deep State
Origami Man
Matthew FitzSimmons crafts fun and unique thrillers that sidestep the usual procedurals and exorcises deus ex machina contrivances. Origami Man skillfully continues this excitement. Continue reading Origami Man
Comic Book Implosion
Comic Book Implosion tells the rough tale of a difficult time that is hardly flashy. Or, truthfully, all that significant. The DC Implosion was one such tale. Maybe not entirely unique, but entertaining as hell. Continue reading Comic Book Implosion
One Day You’ll Burn
One Day You’ll Burn proves that there is originality in the town that has seen it all. Detective Jarsdel is not a hard-boiled copycat who pounds away at both villainy and Scotch but a hip cat who fights LA traffic and sips rosé. Continue reading One Day You’ll Burn
A Season for the Dead
Hewson never allows the reader to play the guessing game, to try out their Poirot mustache or Holmes pipe. Instead, details are fed at an unusual pace, and are often times repetitive. Continue reading A Season for the Dead
A Trick Of Light
With pop-culture references a go-go, A Trick Of Light is a surprising read that surfs the conventions of genre yet never wipes out. Continue reading A Trick Of Light
