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My comparison of Michael Mann and William Friedkin, and details on their battle for the heart of the gritty crime film in the ’80s, is up at Criminal Element. Two of my favorite films: To Live and Die...
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Adios, Bonnie & Clyde…
Adios, Bonnie & Clyde… I visited the ambush site of Bonnie & Clyde with a relative of Sheriff Henderson Jordan, who participated in the attack. The article is on Criminal Element today. I spoke...
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Feeding Kate and Gator Bait!
I dropped by Sabrina Ogden’s blog to talk about my inspiration for Kamikaze Death Burgers at the Ghost Town Cafe, my story for the charity collection FEEDING KATE. All funds from the anthology were...
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Fast and the Furious 6… really!
My review of the heist-caper-car chase flick Fast and the Furious 6 is up at Criminal Element. I really liked it, surprisingly. They are in their groove. And they chase a Dodge Daytona with a main...
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Review: The Shogun’s Daughter
I got an early peek at the latest book in a great mystery series, the Sano Ichiro books by Laura Joh Rowland. Set in the Tokugawa shogunate, Sano is a samurai tasked as the shogun’s investigator of...
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True Detective, episode two: “Seeing Things.”
True Detective, episode two: “Seeing Things.” I’m greatly enjoying the new HBO series True Detective, by Southern gothic / crime writer Nic Pizzolatto. Here’s my take on episode two, which airs...
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True Detective: The Finale
My take on the finale of the first season of TRUE DETECTIVE is live now on Criminal Element: True Detective: 1.08 “Form and Void” Brings the Story Full Circle Tagged: Criminal Element, True Detective
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Giveaway: Young God, by Katherine Faw Morris
I really enjoyed YOUNG GOD by Katherine Faw Morris- here’s my review for Criminal Element. It’s a brutal quick read in the vein of Frank Bill and Vicki Hendricks, flash-fast noir with an unapologetic...
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Fresh Meat: A Swollen Red Sun, by Matthew McBride
Fresh Meat: A Swollen Red Sun, by Matthew McBride My take on A SWOLLEN RED SUN by Matthew McBride, at Criminal Element: “a disturbing and heartfelt piece of country noir.” Tagged: Criminal Element,...
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The Dirty, Criminal Past of Grand Central Terminal
I went on a guided, behind the scenes tour of Grand Central Terminal with some crime writers during BookExpo America. Danny Brucker was our guide, a boisterous and funny character out of a Westlake...
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Visiting Alcatraz: So Close to Freedom
I wrote n article for Criminal Element on Alcatraz past and present, Ai Weiwei’s art exhibits and meeting a former inmate when I visited the island last year. Read it here: Visiting Alcatraz: So Close...
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Fresh Meat: The Whites, by Richard Price (as Harry Brandt)
Over at Criminal Element I give a review and a sneak peek at THE WHITES, the latest from Richard Price. I’m a big fan of his work on The Wire, and his novels Clockers, Lush Life, and The Wanderers....
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True Detective S2E2: “Night Finds You”
My review of last night’s episode of True Detective is up on Criminal Element: “We get the world we deserve.” Tagged: Criminal Element, Nic Pizzolatto, Noir, True Detective
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True Detective 2.04: “Down Will Come”
My recap of last night’s episode of True Detective, “Down Will Come” is up at Criminal Element. Tagged: Criminal Element, True Detective
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True Detective S2E7: Everything is F*cking! (Sung to “Everything is Awesome”)
My take on the next to last episode of True Detective Season 2 is up at Criminal Element. I had the same issues with the final two episodes of the first season, when they scramble to tie everything up....
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Show Me a Hero (and I’ll give you a tragedy)- episodes 1 and 2
I’m enjoying the hell out of David Simon and Paul Haggis’s new miniseries, Show Me a Hero. I recapped and reviewed the first two episodes for Criminal Element. (They are showing them in pairs). This is...
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True Detective 2.04: “Down Will Come”
My recap of last night’s episode of True Detective, “Down Will Come” is up at Criminal Element. Tagged: Criminal Element, True Detective
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True Detective S2E7: Everything is F*cking! (Sung to “Everything is Awesome”)
My take on the next to last episode of True Detective Season 2 is up at Criminal Element. I had the same issues with the final two episodes of the first season, when they scramble to tie everything up....
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Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?
One of the most polarizing films of late is THE WITCH by Roland Eggers, a brutal period piece. Another brutal period piece, The Revenant, nearly won Best Picture, but left many wondering why. I take on...
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Hap & Leonard episode 2: “The Bottoms”
Don’t get too excited, the only ‘bottom’ you see doesn’t belong to Trudy (Christina Hendricks). Another fine foray into Lansdale’s world. Full review at Criminal Element. Tagged: Criminal Element, Hap...
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