Larry Crowne Pros: Likable characters. Cons: Who are all Mary Sue types. (This Review Originally Appeared On Epinions.com) Tom Hanks “Larry Crowne” is what a meal at Hooters would be like if the waitresses wore regular waitress clothing. It goes down easy, much like the food itself at that chain. But it’s bland as hell […]
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Taxi Driver Pros: Scorsese’s direction, Schrader’s screenplay, the acting, the cinematography and atmosphere. Cons: Will get under your skin big time. (This review originally appeared in somewhat different form on Epinions.com) It’s a line. It’s one that you’ve doubtlessly heard many times. One that you’ve probably said many times. Sometime when you’re on the phone […]
The Edge of Sleep by David Wiltse Pros: intriguing bad guys Cons: horrid protagonists, slipshod investigative work A very decent serial killer novel. But one main flaw. That’s my quickie review of David Wiltse’s The Edge of Sleep. This book examines a horrible case of serial abuse and murder of young boys. Several young boys have […]
Devoted In Death by J.D. Robb Pros: solved with good old-fashioned investigative work Cons: Eve is a bit annoying Devoted In Death is a 2015 addition to J.D. Robb’s In Death series. Like all books in the series, we’re in the future (mid-2000’s) and watching N.Y. Homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas as she works with her team to solve […]
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Cons: annoying characters who spoke a lot of French Some very good stuff. And some very annoying stuff. That’s my quickie review of Tami Hoag’s Cry Wolf. Our heroine, Laurel, comes back home – to the French villages of Louisiana, after facing a humiliating failure in her professional career. She just wants to reconnect with her family and enjoy […]
14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson Pros: decent stories, great character development Cons: main investigation was a bit convoluted #14 in the Women’s Murder Club series is called 14th Deadly Sin. James Patterson and Maxine Paetro give us a few different stories as well as some developments is our characters’ lives. For those who don’t know, the series is about […]
The Man Who Loved Birds Pros: characterization, an evocation of place Cons: ending Fenton Johnson is an award-winning Kentucky-born writer whose third novel, The Man Who Loves Bird, follows by 22 years his second, Scissors, Paper, Rock (1994) (which appeared three years after his first, Crossing the River). He writes lush prose, sometimes bordering on the overwritten. I was […]
Pros: Hilarious, offend-all satire that still holds up 12 years after publication. Cons: Not designed to be read cover to cover so it doesn’t flow the way a traditional book does. (Note: This review originally appeared in a somewhat different form on Epinions.com) There was a time when I was a regular viewer of Comedy […]
Obsession In Death – J.D. Robb Pros: character development Cons: mystery a bit lame Obsession in Death is the 40th book of the In Death series by J.D. Robb. Like all of the books, we follow Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NY Police force as she catches one case after another. By this point, it’s the early 2060’s, and Eve […]
From all the things I’ve learned in life so far, time is one of the ultimate tests in determining the lasting value of a piece of art or entertainment. Morbid Angel’s debut album “Altars of Madness” came out in 1989, and to this day, many death metal fans across the globe still consider this one […]