Are we feeling fatalistic? Yes? I knew it. Radiance has graced us with a box set of three of director Alain Corneau’s dark film noir crime thrillers. Beneath these broken streets lie corrupt cops, raving maniacs and escaped convicts, all looking to take a little piece of the pie and getting more than they bargained…
The Grifters [Criterion Collection] Blu-Ray Review
Roy Dillon (John Cusack) is a small time con man, pulling little grifts in bars to get by. While the occasional blown con may get him a savage beating from an irate bartender now and then, his life grows increasingly more complicated when his new girlfriend Myra (Anette Benning) tries to pull him into a…
Ben Reads the Horror Classics: Our Lady of the Lesser Dead Nation
I’m back, y’all! After a short break to give the gift guide some breathing room, it’s time for another round of write-ups for books that seem to be well-regarded in the realm of horror. In this intro, one thing I did want to mention that may have crossed some minds in all this. The title…