Marlowe
MARLOWE is an adequate entry into that hard world of PIs and makes use of its watered-down cliches. Continue reading Marlowe
Tag: Los Angeles
The Shards
THE SHARDS is 600 pages of Gen-X angst, teenage infidelity, aimless driving, serial killer hysteria, and gay sex a-go-go. And it is good. Continue reading The Shards
Five Decembers
Five Decembers can be summed up in the singular tag: incredible. Continue reading Five Decembers
Chapter 14 – Dinner on the Enterprise
Friday night in the city. Val and Emily hit up a bookstore and café on Sunset. And see Captain Kirk. Living long and prospering. Continue reading Chapter 14 – Dinner on the Enterprise
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust provides a look into the underbelly of Hollywood society but its cast of reprehensible characters makes it a forgetful read. Continue reading The Day of the Locust
The Little Things
The Little Things is a fascinating neo-noir thriller that is equally tired and haunting; deep and underweight. Continue reading The Little Things
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
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
Velvet Buzzsaw
Nightcrawler was frightening and creepy. In that film, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a rogue videographer who caters his services to network … Continue reading Velvet Buzzsaw
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