What’s The Catch? A Discussion of Joe Abercrombie’s Fiction
I’ve been working my way through the collected works of Joe Abercrombie over the past few months, starting with the two books that begin his ongoing second trilogy, The Age … Continue reading
Zepp Jamieson Spotlights the New Lana del Rey Album
NFR! – NORMAN FUCKING ROCKWELL. Lana del Rey. Produced & Co-Written With Jack Antonoff. Outlets: Urban Outfitters (Pink Vinyl Disks) and Amazon. “I’ve been tidying around in my fucking nightgown … Continue reading
In the Afterglow: HBO’s Chernobyl
CHERNOBYL. A Five-part miniseries. Directed by John Renck. Created and written by Craig Mazin. HBO and Sky-UK. In the 1980s, the Soviet Union was a nation in deep decay: not … Continue reading
David Keck’s Tales of Durand Trilogy Ends With A King In Cobwebs
A KING IN COBWEBS. David Keck. TOR. The opening line of David Keck’s final installment to his Tales of Durand trilogy is gleefully self-referential: “Kieren the Fox leaned back from … Continue reading
Buster Scruggs Puts the Best of the Coen Brothers On Display
THE LEGEND OF BUSTER SCRUGGS. Netflix. Produced by the Coen Brothers. The Legend of Buster Scruggs ain’t a good movie. That’s not to say it ain’t good; it is. In fact, … Continue reading
Deep Welles: A Review of Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil popped up on my ‘have you seen…’ page on Netflix, and I recalled that I saw the original, chopped up by ads and edited so there would be … Continue reading
Godless Recreates the Western In Stunning Fashion
GODLESS. Netflix, 2017. Written and directed by Frank Scott. Jack O’Connell as Roy Goode; Michelle Dockery as Alice Fletcher; Scoot McNairy as Bill McNue; Merritt Wever as Mary Agnes McNue, … Continue reading
Michael Moreci’s The Throw Away
THE THROW AWAY. Michael Moreci. Tom Doherty. A favorite protagonist in spy novels is the “Poor Schlub,” hereinafter referred to as the PS. The PS is some guy who gets … Continue reading
Film Sequels Worth A Second Look
INCREDIBLES II. Director and Writer: Brad Bird. Starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell. Produced by Pixar/Disney. COBRA KAI. Created by: Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Starring … Continue reading
