Crime dramas usually spend too much time concentrating on their action sequences rather than the plot and character development. What little story there is can easily be replaced with five-minute shoot-outs and a high body count. That’s not the case…
The Film Canon: Following (1998)
Once you reach the stars, perhaps it’s time to make a return trip to Earth. Writer/director Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated new film Interstellar has been described as his grandest and most ambitious work yet (if not necessarily his best), and…
Trailer: Nightcrawler
The trailer for Nightcrawler, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and Bill Paxton, is here! The official synopsis reads “A young man stumbles upon the underground world of L.A. freelance crime journalism.” Get a closer look at the film by watching…
Book Review: “The Competition” by Marcia Clark
Manipulation and trickery are the foundations of The Competition, a mystery thriller that depicts a manic killing spree designed and executed by an uncanny number of suspects who always seem to be out of reach. Dead ends, close calls, and public…
Book Review: That Night by Chevy Stevens
That Night is the newest novel by Chevy Stevens, whose debut novel, Still Missing, won her the “Best First Novel” title of the International Thriller Writers Awards. While I haven’t read Still Missing, I’ve heard great things about it. I was excited…
TV Review: HBO’s True Detective 1×7, “After You’ve Gone”
One of the great joys of watching Lost week to week when it was on the air from 2004-2010 was the theorizing that occurred in between episodes. Contrary to the increasingly popular method of “binge watching” shows, the week long (or more)…