Category: Reviews

I’m a big fan of Fredric Brown’s work, though I’ve read a lot more of his short stories than his novels. The Late Lamented is the third novel I’ve read in his Ed & Am Hunter private eye series, …

Unlicensed private eye Jim Hardman and his buddy and sometimes partner Hump Evans are at a boxing match when Hump happens across a discarded invitation to a private party. He decides to crash it, but Hardman takes a pass. …

Last week, as part of the Valentine’s Day mystery story project - they may as well have called it “Love and Death” - I published a story here on the site, called “The Last Time“. It’s actually a …

Saw Shoot ‘Em Up last night. I had heard this described as possibly “the most ridiculous film ever conceived by Hollywood” and that’s not a criticism. As the film opens, Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) is sitting at a …

Saw Two Lane Blacktop over the New Year’s holiday. It’s the story of two drifters who take their souped-up ‘55 Chevy from town to town, drag racing when they can find a taker. Essentially they’re hustlers.

Along the way …