
Book Review: The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes
March 24, 2026As befits a former poet, Hughes’s writing is economical yet stylish, atmospheric without being fussy. And...
Destination: Morgue! L.A. Tales – by by James Ellroy
December 12, 2025Anyone who reads “Balls to the Wall” will gain a true, bloody taste for a slice...
Down Here – by Andrew Vachss
December 11, 2025The popularity of this self-absorbed, naïve dreck should astound me. It doesn’t considering the current woeful...
Timothy Watts Interview
November 30, 2025"He's actually a pretty good mechanic and somewhere in Philadelphia he's running a pretty successful chop...

Yes Academy, We Do Need To Talk About Kevin
October 26, 2025This film will upset you. This film will follow you home and haunt you. This film...
Trailer Watch: Sherlock Holmes 2, The Woman In Black, Chronicle
September 21, 2025This week is rife with compelling but problematic new trailers. Compelling but problematic but informative. Without...
The Weekly Listicle: The Art Of The Heist
August 30, 2025This week, I join forces with Brett Davinger to chronicle some of the best heists, rip-offs,...
Book Review: The Craigslist Murders by Brenda Cullerton
August 27, 2025An interior “desecrator” who despises the bored super-rich housewives who can afford her services, she lives...
The Weekly Listicle: A Question Of Identity
July 17, 2025Identity is a wonderful device for deception and suspense in storytelling. In some cases a whole...
“Let Me In!” Cries A Voice In The Night
July 8, 2025A certain writer for the California Literary Review has thoughtfully distilled a whole year of reviews,...






