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The City Of I Will – Why BOSS Is Kelsey Grammer’s Greatest Work

On August 20 By Jimmy Callaway In Movies & TV

It’s strange when you consider that Boss is Kelsey Grammer’s first major dramatic role.  He has always been known for playing upright, no-nonsense roles, but for laughs.  Boss season 2, which premiered this past Friday …

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Thawing Mr. Freeze – The Life And Death And Life Of Schwarzenegger’s Career

On August 17 By Josh Converse In Movies & TV

The implications of resurrecting Arnold Schwarzenegger. For the record, I voted for Gallagher. In the Second Great American Mindfuck of the early 21st Century, also known as the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall Election, I was …

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Get A Haircut Robert Pattinson – COSMOPOLIS

On August 7 By Jimmy Callaway In Movies & TV

Well, kids, it’s almost here.  The wide release on August 17th of Robert Pattinson’s latest vehicle, the David Cronenberg film Cosmopolis, is only days away, and if you listen closely, you can hear the eager …

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Books Punch Your Face – The Crime Midsummer Reading List

On July 22 By Josh Converse In Book Reviews

Eight noir novels to help fill your endless summer with a sense of overwhelming dread and paranoia. Okay, so I’m the professor who wakes up three weeks before the end of the semester and hits …

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Badass Moments in Sci-Fi History

On June 23 By Ben Thompson In (special) Guest Blogs

A guest blog by Ben Thompson, who kicks ass.

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12 Messed-Up Memorial Day HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Premiere Facts

On May 25 By Matthew C. Funk In Movies & TV

No other folk do blood feuds like Mason-Dixon Line Americans. Wedged between the Smoky Mountains and the Mississippi is enough pure meanness to power New York City from now until the Mayan Doomsday. They may …

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The Who, What, When, Where, And Why Of AWAKE’s Cancellation

On May 19 By Josh Converse In Movies & TV

 Or, why I’ll never be fooled by NBC again. So, this is the last time that I will speak or write about Awake.  In fact, this might be the last time anybody issues any type …

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A Very Noticeable Young Lady: Lucie Blackman, High Touch Town History & PEOPLE WHO EAT DARKNESS – The Nail That Sticks Out

On May 12 By Cameron Ashley In Books & Comics

In part 9 of THE NAIL THAT STICKS OUT, we delve into the case of Lucie Blackman, the gaijin hostess who never left Roppongi alive.

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The Posthumous Donald Westlake: It’s All Bullshit

On May 5 By Jimmy Callaway In Book Reviews

Donald Westlake, ever the prolific author, has had two novels released since his death on New Year’s Eve of 2009, both brought to us by the stellar Hard Case Crime imprint.  The first, in 2010, …

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The Ten Most Dangerous Broads In Film

On April 18 By Josh Converse In Movies & TV

It’s Ladies’ Night at the Complex. We’ve covered a pretty broad spectrum of shady characters over the past few months around here, but with Mother’s Day coming up in a few weeks, we felt it …

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Apocalypse Whores: Seijun Suzuki’s GATE OF FLESH

On April 14 By Cameron Ashley In Movies & TV

Welcome to post-World War II Tokyo. The Occupied City. It’s a crime-fest. Aside from yakuza-run markets, gang wars, gambling, and seemingly everybody on the grift, prostitution  is so utterly widespread, there’s even a governmental department …

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STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: My 8th Grade Dream Comes True

On April 11 By Jimmy Callaway In Movies & TV

Yeah, feast your eyes on that little piece of hipster cred.  That is my official membership card in the N.W.A fan club, acquired in the halcyon days of 1991, when I was even more suburban …

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What Are The Odds That INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Will Turn Out To Be A Crime Movie?

On April 8 By Jimmy Callaway In Movies & TV

Though largely regarded as humorists, directors Joel and Ethan Coen have produced some of the finest crime movies ever committed to film.  Blood Simple, Miller’s Crossing, and their adaptation of No Country for Old Men …

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Odds That Oliver Stone’s SAVAGES Will Be Any Good?

On April 2 By Jimmy Callaway In Books & Comics, Movies & TV

Director Oliver Stone is bringing Don Winslow’s SAVAGES to the big screen.  But will it be any good? “Bet.” Don Winslow’s 2010 novel Savages is one of those books you chide yourself for not reading …

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5 Raunchiest Crimes on AMERICAN HORROR STORY

On April 1 By Matthew C. Funk In Movies & TV

They call it American Horror Story. FX Network named it wrong. It’s not particularly American—California is only technically in America. Above all, it’s not really a “horror story” either. Horror generally requires characters you care about. But …

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Spanish Prisoners: 5 Indispensable Books of Scam Fiction

On April 1 By Jimmy Callaway In Book Reviews

Neil Gaiman and Jim Thompson bonded by Scam Fiction? It’s all a scam, isn’t it?

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In The Mick Of Time: 7 Best Irish-American Crime Flicks

On March 17 By Josh Converse In Movies & TV

There’s always something that’s just a little dirtier about Irish crime movies.  Irish movie mobsters don’t wear silk suits and don’t tip off an impending whacking with a kiss on the cheek. In fact, in …

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Setting the mood: Mass Effect 3 Take Earth Back trailer

On February 26 By John Markley In Gaming

Bioware recently put out a new trailer for Mass Effect 3, entitled “Take Earth Back.” I quite liked it, and it’s a nice example of how a trailer like this can be effective that’s worth …

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Why AWAKE Is About To Become The Best Show On Television*

On February 17 By Matthew C. Funk In Movies & TV

*For those who are still jonesing for something to fill the void in their life left by Lost. Just to get past the nagging qualifiers, I’ve been hyping this show since the moment I heard the …

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My Valentine’s Date With BUTCH FATALE

On February 14 By Cameron Ashley In Books & Comics

A few months back, I ploughed through Jungle Street by Don Elliott. Elliott (the pseudonym of SF master Robert Silverberg) wrote numerous smutty novels (such as Escape To Sindom, Sex Gang and Party Girl), the kind which once flooded the market …

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Cock Fisting Commercialism – Ray Banks Guest Blog

On February 13 By Ray Banks In (special) Guest Blogs

You know, when I think about it, Wolf Tickets is a lot like cock fisting. Bear with me.

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The 10 Perviest Crime Films

On February 12 By Matthew C. Funk In Movies & TV

Crime films give every genre a run for its money when it comes to getting hardcore. Murder, torture, kidnapping—they have it all and in many cases, they show it all. Even the lion’s share of …

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Silent House – Elizabeth Olsen Screams With Talent

On February 12 By Matthew C. Funk In Movies & TV

Silent House holds a lot of dark splendor for such a lean feature. This trim 88-minute thriller is rendered in a single shot. That artistic effort alone makes it worth the price of admission. It braids …

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Mass Effect 3: Multiplayer that actually interests me

On February 8 By John Markley In Gaming

I’m not typically a fan of online multiplayer modes in games. I’m not suited for it; I’m generally not very competitive, not very social, and I just find a well-designed single player scenario much more …

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LILYHAMMER Drops On Netflix

On February 7 By Josh Converse In Movies & TV

I’ve been keeping an eye open for Lilyhammer since word of its over in Norway.  The complete first season of Steven Van Zandt’s sleeps-with-the-fishes-out-of-water comedy series was released onto Netflix this evening, in its eight-episode entirety.  Always here …

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RAMPART Shows Brilliance, But Tells Too Much

On February 3 By Matthew C. Funk In Movies & TV

Date Rape Dave Brown is a sweetheart. Don’t just take it from me. Rampart makes a strong case. Halfway through this Oren Moverman art-house film and you’ll be primed to buy Officer Dave Brown, Woody Harrelson, a …

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Honky Tonk Heroes – Benjamin Whitmer Guest Blog

On January 24 By Benjamin Whitmer In (special) Guest Blogs

There was a time when being an admirer of Cormac McCarthy was more than a little like being a member of a cult.  It was before Oprah, when the only way you’d have heard of …

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Through The Lovecraft Looking Glass of Love: FATALE #1 by Brubaker & Phillips

On January 8 By Cameron Ashley In Books & Comics

It all depends on how you choose to view it: Fatale is a crime comic. It features square-jawed tough guys making goo-goo eyes at beautiful dames with curling, jet-black tresses and fine suits and shotguns and …

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5 Reasons BLADE RUNNER Should Be Left The Hell Alone

On January 7 By Josh Converse In Movies & TV

Ridley Scott is reportedly “moving forward aggresively in development” of a new Blade Runner project, and there should be announcement as to the specifics of the project in the opening months of the New Year, including who the …

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The Art of Going Too Far – Johnny Shaw Guest blog

On January 5 By Johnny Shaw In Books & Comics

I think that I found my voice—or at least my confidence—when I was a graduate screenwriting student at UCLA. Although I had been writing for a number of years, it was at UCLA that I …

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Thoughts on Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2

On January 4 By John Markley In Gaming

Final Fantasy XIII -2 from Square Enix is coming out at the end of this month, continuing the story of Lightning and the other characters from Final Fantasy XIII and the world they inhabit. And …

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The 20 Most Anticipated Crime Films of 2012

On January 3 By Matthew C. Funk In Movies & TV

Ever wanted a soup-to-nuts list of all the crime films coming out next year? Lord knows I’ve lost sleep over the lack of one. Well, you’re in luck. We’ve stepped up to the plate and produced …

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5 Best And Worst Network Midseason Replacements

On December 31 By Josh Converse In Movies & TV

The following lists are for the increasingly ballyhooed network television midseason, which has somehow become a part of the average American’s everyday lexicon. Criminal Complex-style, of course.  So you know, guns and feds and spies …

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Kaoru Mori’s A Bride’s Story… Stripp’d

On December 20 By Jonathan McCalmont In Books & Comics

If you wander around a second hand book shop and start leafing through old history textbooks you will rapidly notice that history used to be nothing but stories about men with beards and top hats. …

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The Kindly Ones – Sandman Meditations

On November 22 By Matthew Cheney In (special) Guest Blogs, Sandman Meditations

The beginning of the end as the spawn of Dream enters the game in these Matt Cheney essays on The Kindly Ones.

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RPGs I never got to play: The 16-bit era

On November 22 By John Markley In Gaming

Last time, we had a look at a few of the 8-bit Japanese role-playing games that, due to the cruel realities of the 1980s video game market, never made it to America. Sadly, the dawning …

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J. EDGAR Is Leo’s Show, All The Way

On November 15 By Jimmy Callaway In Movies & TV

It struck me as I was watching J. Edgar that as much as I enjoy James Ellroy’s work and how funny I find his depiction of Hoover in his Blood’s a Rover, it actually is a really cartoony …

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Murder, Sex, and True Fake Crime in Sion Sono’s Guilty of Romance

On November 6 By Cameron Ashley In Movies & TV

“Oishi sausage des!” –Sion Sono, Guilty of Romance Okay, hands up if you know what a love hotel is? Yeah, right, feel free to skip ahead. For those who don’t: A love hotel is basically a …

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Sandman Meditations – World’s End

On November 4 By Matthew Cheney In (special) Guest Blogs, Sandman Meditations

A little Canterbury Tales in Dreaming for Matthew Cheney to analyze for us.

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5 TV Crime Show Crossovers That Must Happen

On October 29 By Matthew C. Funk In Movies & TV

There are top-rated crime shows every season these days, with something illegal to appeal to anybody somewhere on the airwaves. Whether it’s the tone, the characters or the narrative, the diverse range of crime storytelling …

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Johnny Depp’s THE RUM DIARY Is Like Two Movies in One – REVIEW

On October 28 By Elena Nola In Books & Comics, Movies & TV

I walked away from watching The Rum Diary with feelings as dichotomous as the two halves of the film.  The first half is what the film appears to be in the trailers, while the second is …

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THE THREE MUSKETEERS Is a Hot, Delicious Mess | review

On October 26 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

I did not go into this newest version of The Three Musketeers with high expectations.  In point of fact, I expected the film to be kind of bad.  I find myself forced to confess a …

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Death Around the Corner: MENACE II SOCIETY Review

On October 26 By Josh Converse In Movies & TV

Um…yeah. So,  the thought came to me that it might be appropriate to have a section of the site devoted to the “gangsta” movies that began in the early nineties with flicks like Boyz N The …

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Is It a Crime? – A Look Ahead to NBC’s GRIMM

On October 25 By Josh Converse In Movies & TV

I’m a natural skeptic.  Not an unusual or profound thing for my generation, but that’s what I am.  In growing older, I find my tastes funneling down into increasingly ordered grooves from which I rarely …

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5 Ways the US PRIME SUSPECT Is Better Than the UK

On October 24 By Matthew C. Funk In Movies & TV

In crime TV, there’s another major push underway from NBC, Prime Suspect, that is bringing A-list talent to bear in an effort to seize some of those sweet, sweet CBS crime junky ratings. In Prime …

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Crime Imitates Life: Danny Ocean Gets More Chicks than Terry Benedict

On October 23 By Jimmy Callaway In Movies & TV

There are myriad reasons why people become artists—creative drive, fame/notoriety, money.  Actually, that’s about it.  But one reason not discussed all that often is simple boredom.  The non-creative life can be a real drag, working …

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Whatever Her Name Is, She’s Brilliant: The MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE | Review

On October 22 By Cameron Ashley In Movies & TV

It’s a role of intense emotional shifts frequently conveyed internally. It’s a portrayal of severe emotional and psychological damage created with such subtlety and intelligence it’s hard to imagine any healthy twenty-two year old pulling …

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What Are the Odds Tom Sizemore Is Gonna Get Killed on Hawaii Five-O?

On October 21 By Jimmy Callaway In Movies & TV

Despite his most recent snag with the law, Tom Sizemore has turned over a new leaf, one not grown from the coca plant.  His guest role this season on CBS’s Hawaii Five-O as straight-laced IAB cop, Captain …

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The Mortician | New Orleans Film Fest movie review

On October 20 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

The Mortician is almost impossible to classify.  I saw it described as “post-apocalyptic,” but it’s not really SF; a fair number of people in line with me for the screening thought it was horror because …

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A Colony of Bruce: BATMAN in the New 52

On October 20 By Cameron Ashley In Books & Comics

Speaking simply in terms of narrative possibility, Batman is the writer’s best friend. A skillful wordsmith armed with this brooding pulp titan could spin an infinite number of genre-spliced yarns and never would the plot-well …

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96 MINUTES | movie review via New Orleans Film Festival

On October 16 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

96 Minutes is a festival gem.  With the films screening in competition, you never really walk in sure of what you’ll get; like Forest Gump’s box of chocolate, sometimes the film’s a truffle and other …

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The Thing Bears Only Passing Resemblance to John Carpenter’s THE THING

On October 14 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

The Thing (2011) both exceeded my expectations and proved a massive disappointment, and while that statement may seem paradoxical it is nonetheless true. 

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Edogawa Rampo: The Godfather of Japanese Crime Fiction

On October 14 By Cameron Ashley In Books & Comics, Movies & TV

In a story entitled “The Human Chair,” an anonymous, physically repulsive furniture maker builds a large, beautiful chair that he can climb in and out of to enjoy the sensuous delights of having woman of …

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Crime Imitates Life: CASINO’s Ace Rothstein Is an Artist of Chance

On October 14 By Jimmy Callaway In Movies & TV

Sam “Ace” Rothstein is the number one gambler in the country.  He is so good at betting on sporting events that by merely betting on a team, he increases the odds for that team on …

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Doctor Doom – Badass of the Week

On October 14 By Ben Thompson In (special) Guest Blogs

Ben Thompson is back to show you all the street and cosmic cred Doctor Doom has.

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The Revival of Classic 2-D Action Games

On October 4 By John Markley In Gaming

One of the less appreciated benefits of the ubiquitous online connections in the current generation of consoles is that it has helped to resuscitate some types of classic gameplay that had all but vanished over …

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Ludwig II… Stripp’d

On October 1 By Jonathan McCalmont In Books & Comics

0. The Challenge of Escapism Like Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), we live our lives obsessed by thoughts of escape. Escape from our jobs, escape from our relationships, escape from our friends and …

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‘Bellflower’ is Long on Art, Short on Ultra-violence

On September 28 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

South by Southwest favorite Bellflower finally made it to New Orleans this week. The movie’s description placed it well inside my sweet zone for films, so I made a point to go to one of …

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‘Get Low’ Should Have Been Better | review

On September 23 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Get Low is one of those movies that really should have been better than it is.  The film has an interesting premise and the cast to pull that premise off, and yet somehow it simply …

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To Hell and Back for LO(ve) | review

On September 20 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Lo was a movie I went into with no expectations. The description said it was about a man who summons a demon to find his girlfriend, who has been dragged to hell.  That was enough …

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Ryan Gosling Steers DRIVE Past Good to Awesome

On September 16 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

Drive just might be my favorite movie of 2011.  Certainly it is my favorite movie of the year so far.  I loved it.  Hands down.  It is one of those rare movies that I wouldn’t …

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Michelle Page Talks Acting and Inspirations | Interview

On September 12 By Sarah Sommer In Interviews, Movies & TV

Boomtron recently got the chance to interview up and coming actress, Michelle Page. At age 24, she has gotten many great performances under her belt with more on the way. She talked about being an …

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Charlie Adlard Interview – Portrait of the Artist as a Walking Dead Man

On September 8 By Stefan Petrucha In Comics, Interviews

Back in the nineties, I had the pleasure of working with Charlie Adlard on Topp’s The X-Files comic.  Ages later, the man who draws The Walking Dead was kind enough to spend some time catching …

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Ooku: The Inner Chambers – Volume 6

On August 20 By Jonathan McCalmont In Books & Comics

Okay, so here’s the thing… I started in on the sixth volume of Ooku: The Inner Chambers without bothering to re-read either the previous volumes in the series or my thoughts on those five books. …

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The Bleating of the Lesser Snipewank – Notes from New Sodom

On August 18 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan discusses the media reaction to Sarah Thornton’s successful libel suit of Lynn Barber.

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The Marriage(s) of Science Fiction & Fantasy – Notes From New Sodom

On August 9 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan is guest blogging and has genre on his mind.

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Hannah Marks Talks Necessary Roughness | Interview

On August 1 By Sarah Sommer In Interviews, Movies & TV

We recently interviewed Hannah Marks, the young star currently portraying Lindsay Santino on the new USA show Necessary Roughness. We talked about her previous acting gigs and new starring role.

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Simone Boyce and Game of Thrones Cast at Summit Entertainment’s Comic-Con Soiree

On July 25 By Simone Boyce In (special) Guest Blogs

Simone on the beat meeting the Game of Thrones cast… and towering over them?

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 | movie review

On July 15 By Elena Nola In Movies & TV

It’s…over?  After 10 years, eight films, and 1179 minutes (not to mention the books!), the Harry Potter series has finally come to its end.  To be honest, I feel a lingering disbelief, an unwillingness to recognize …

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Brief Lives – Sandman Meditations

On July 5 By Matthew Cheney In (special) Guest Blogs, Sandman Meditations

Delirium & Destruction reign in this series of essays by Matthew Cheney continuing his journey into the dreaming.

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Batman – Badass of the Week

On July 3 By Ben Thompson In (special) Guest Blogs

DC’s rich playboy mortal detective gets the badass treatment from Ben Thompson. Are you prepared?

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Playin’ with Ice and Fire: A Game of Thoughts | Arya (Chapter 32)

On July 1 By Elena Nola and Rachel Parker In Book Reviews, Game of Thrones

She’s new, she’s the re-re-reader.  She’s the  newbie, she’s the spoilery vet.  Together they’re rereading George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting their POV on.  Today they react to Chapter 32 with everyone’s …

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Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon – movie review

On July 1 By Eli Lipschutz In Movies & TV

The Autobots aren’t here for the good of humanity; they’re here for the good of America. We catch up with them attacking a nuclear weapons facility in an unknown Middle Eastern country (probably Iran). Luckily, …

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Battle of the Fang by Chris Wraight Review

On June 30 By Phillip Sobel In Books & Comics

Though not billed as such, this book is the last part of an unofficial trilogy. Battle of the Fang effectively bridges the story begun in McNeill’s A Thousand Sons and Abnett’s Prospero Burns to the …

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Sandman Meditations – Fables and Reflections

On June 25 By Matthew Cheney In (special) Guest Blogs, Sandman Meditations

Constantine returns and we enter the land of stories in these collected essays on Fables & Reflections by Matthew Cheney.

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James Rollins Interview – The Devil Colony

On June 24 By Douglas Cobb In Interviews

The extremely talented author James Rollin is with me today to talk about his latest Sigma Force novel, the 7th in the series, The Devil Colony. Was America originally supposed to have 14 instead of …

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The Devil Colony | James Rollins Interview

On June 24 By Douglas Cobb In Books & Comics, Interviews

The extremely talented author James Rollin is with me today to talk about his latest Sigma Force novel, the 7th in the series, The Devil Colony. Was America originally supposed to have 14 instead of …

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C.A.S.S – Cool Acronyms of Spy Stories

On June 23 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

The ability to boil something down to just one word has power. To use that word is impressive but to know the meaning of the word is the key to unlocking a world that exists …

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Playin’ With Ice And Fire: A Game of Thoughts | Tyrion Chapter 31

On June 17 By Elena Nola and Rachel Parker In Book Reviews, Game of Thrones

She’s new, she’s the re-re-reader.  She’s the newbie, she’s the spoilery vet.  Together they’re rereading George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting their POV on.  Today they react to Chapter 31, a Tyrion …

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Playin’ with Ice and Fire: A Game of Thoughts | Eddard Chapter 30

On June 16 By Elena Nola and Rachel Parker In Book Reviews, Game of Thrones

She’s new, she’s the re-re-reader.  She’s the newbie, she’s the spoilery vet.  Together they’re rereading George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting their POV on.  Today they react to Chapter 30, an Eddard …

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The Ghost and the Golem – Notes from New Sodom

On June 15 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

The ever evolving, the reborn, and death of Science Fiction? Hal Duncan contemplates SF.

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Return to Cerebus, cried the Earth-Pig Born! Part the Second

On June 12 By Tobias J McGuffin In Books & Comics

After what seemed two clunky beginning issues, Cerebus hit its early stride with the introduction of Red Sophia, and it built from there. Over the course of the next ten issues, Sim’s ability to see …

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Positing a New Author-Reviewer Relationship – Sam Sykes Guest Blog

On June 7 By Sam Sykes In (special) Guest Blogs, Book Reviews

I’ve occasionally suggested to those who know me best, and subsequently to those who know me to be a terrible human being with few redeeming factors past my ability to imitate Hugo Weaving, that the only …

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Sucker Punch – A Study On The State Of Comics

On June 6 By Ryan Lindsay In Books & Comics, Movies & TV

Sucker Punch is possibly the most spectacular failure I’ve seen in a while. It’s certainly ambitious, it’s got lots to praise, but there are far too many efforts falling flat or possibly offending for it …

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Enuka Okuma – “Cookie” – Interview

On June 3 By Elena Nola In Interviews, Movies & TV

Enuka Okuma is a young actress and now a director.  She will be back on ABC June 16th for season 2 of the summer series Rookie Blue “as the tough talking rookie cop, Traci Nash, that has …

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Notes Towards a Sort of Supreme Fiction – Chris Barzak Guest Blog

On June 3 By Chris Barzack In (special) Guest Blogs

I was going to write an essay describing the state of the speculative fiction genre, or describing my uneasiness with certain genre-oriented tenets, but I decided not to. I thought, then, that I might write …

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Playin’ with Ice and Fire: A Game of Thoughts | Sansa Chapter 29

On June 1 By Elena Nola and Rachel Parker In Book Reviews, Game of Thrones

She’s new, she’s the re-re-reader.  She’s the newbie, she’s the spoilery vet.  Together they’re rereading George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting their POV on.  Next up they react to Chapter 29: Sansa. …

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Playin’ with Ice and Fire: A Game of Thoughts | Catelyn Chapter 28

On May 25 By Elena Nola and Rachel Parker In Book Reviews, Game of Thrones

She’s new, she’s the re-re-reader.  She’s the newbie, she’s the spoilery vet.  Together they’re rereading George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting their POV on.  Today they react to Chapter 28, a Catelyn …

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Scalped: Unwanted – A Study In Flawed Characters

On May 23 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Scalped is a phenomenal series, that’s not news to anyone whether you read it or not. The book gets good press like the ocean gets waves. Constantly. But just recently, I bought the latest trade, …

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Playin’ with Ice and Fire: A Game of Thoughts: Eddard Chapter 27

On May 18 By Elena Nola and Rachel Parker In Book Reviews, Game of Thrones

She’s new, she’s the re-re-reader.  She’s the  newbie, she’s the spoilery vet.  Together they’re rereading George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting their POV on.  Today they react to Chapter 27, Eddard. If …

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Have a Drink on Ali Liebert on Harper’s Island – Interview

On May 16 By Elena Nola In Interviews, Movies & TV

I recently had the pleasure of putting some questions to Canadian actress Ali Liebert, who I (and my long-time Boomtron followers) know best as “Nikki the bartender” from Harper’s Island.  We talk about what her current …

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