Bad Juju & Other Tales of Madness and Mayhem by Jonathan Woods

My review of Bad Juju & Other Tales of Madness and Mayhem by Jonathan Woods is up at spinetingler.

Check that shit out HERE.

If you like your crime like your orange juice - with extra pulp - then this shit is for you.

Yes, I just wrote that hacky fucking phrase. Apologies all around.

The Killer Inside Me by Michael Winterbottom

My review of The Killer Inside Me, Michael Winterbottom's adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel, is up at spinetingler.

Check that shit out here.

It's not as good as the book, but then again, when is that the case?

Oh wait - I used that line yesterday...

Winter's Bone by Debra Granik

My review of Winter's Bone, director Debra Granik's adaptation of Daniel Woodrell's novel, is up at spinetingler.

Check that shit out HERE.

Enjoyed the hell out of it, but naturally: the book's better.

But name for me a case - other than The Godfather, thank you very much - where the old saying isn't true as all hell.

Infamous by Ace Atkins

My review of Infamous by Ace Atkins is up at spinetingler.

Check that shit out HERE.

This is the first of his novels that yours truly has read.

Anybody got any suggestions on where to go next?

Tony by Gerard Johnson

My review of Gerard Johnson's directorial debut Tony is up at spinetingler.

Get a load of that shit HERE.

Somewhere along the way I decided to keep this review decidedly hoidy-toidy sounding - there's not even a single fucking cuss in it!

Hope you don't mind the one-time switch in voice. I'll try not to make that shit a habit.

Breaking Bad - "Full Measure"

My review of "Full Measure," the latest episode of Breaking Bad, is up at spinetingler.

Read that shit HERE.

Very kick-ass season finale, though it's hard to compete with last year's finale.

Shit, it's hard for the history of television to compete with last year's season finale.

Crime Factory Vol. 2 No. 3

I've got another "Crime Sleeper Double Feature" up in the latest edition of Crime Factory.

The movies in question are Snow Angels by David Gordon Green and The King by James Marsh. You'll find the piece on pgs 48-51 of the mag right HERE.

Also featured in the issue are badass motherfuckers like Dennis Tafoya, Jedidiah Ayres, Roger Smith, and Nash Edgerton, the dude who directed the fantastic Aussie noir The Square.

Plus, you know, fucking tons more ridiculously talented folks. Just go get some already!

Friday's Forgotten Books: The Mortal Nuts by Pete Hautman

I did a Friday's Forgotten Books on Pete Hautman's The Mortal Nuts.

You can find that shit on Patricia Abbott's blog HERE.

Check out the links and other posted reviews up at the link as well - lots of good shit up today.

Justified - "Bulletville"

My review of "Bulletville," the season finale of Justified, is up at spinetingler.

Check it out here.

A particularly satisfying season finale, one that kind of makes me wonder if maybe the writers thought there wouldn't be a second season...

In case you hadn't heard, yes, there will thankfully be a second season.

Breaking Bad - Half Measures"

My review of "Half Measures," the latest episode of Breaking Bad, is up at spinetingler.

Check it out HERE.

The review has been up since last night at spinetingler but something was fucked at blogger for the last twenty-four hours so I couldn't link the review here.

Oh technology, why must you play God with my life?

Justified - "Fathers and Sons"

My review of "Fathers and Sons," the latest episode of Justified, is up at spinetingler.

Check it out right here.

Shit is coming down to the wire, dear reader, as this is the penultimate episode of the season.

To clarify for the more philistinic readers, "penultimate" is a fancy-ass way of saying, like, second-to-last.

Breaking Bad - "Abiquiu"

My review of "Abiquiu," the latest episode of Breaking Bad, is up at spinetingler.

Check it out right HERE.

I think the best line of the night was Saul's ice-breaking compliment to Skyler, "Clearly Walt has the same taste in women as he does in lawyers: only the best, with just a little bit of dirty."