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Running for Their Livesnew
With his first book, "The Dummy Line," Bobby Cole delivers a fast-paced thriller that pits a man and his daughter against a group of truly sadistic thugs in a night-long wilderness chase.
Jackson Free Press |
Sam Hall |
04-06-2012 |
Fiction
Ellen Ullman Explores Her Inner Darkness With 'By Blood'new
A wickedly smart, deeply creepy thriller of the San Francisco Gothic kind.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
04-02-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Eagle Eye': The Man Who Knew Too Littlenew
DJ Caruso's latest isn't like anything Alfred Hitchcock ever made (it's much too loud for that), but it does offer clear evidence that Caruso learned almost everything he knows about storytelling from the Master.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Haddon |
09-30-2008 |
Reviews
Cthulhu Shows You Can Go Home Againnew
But you will be raped by Tori Spelling.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-10-2008 |
Reviews
Why is Andrew Pyper Wasting His Time on Thrillers?new
The bestselling Toronto author, who won the Arthur Ellis Award for best first novel, has immense talent, but you get the feeling he's taking the easy route churning out whodunits.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-02-2008 |
Fiction
'Tell No One': The Less You Know, the Bigger the Payoffnew
Being blindsided by the film’s clever twists, cold-sweat pursuits, tragic romance and stellar performances is a distinct cinematic pleasure.
Willamette Week |
AP Kryza |
07-30-2008 |
Reviews
'Quid Pro Quo' Dabbles in Disabilitynew
A quasi-psychological thriller based around the subculture of "wannabes" who identify as, or wish to be, disabled, it completely sidesteps any real explanation of its own premise in favor of directional switcheroos.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
The Key to Understanding Johnny To's Schizophrenic Sherlocknew
Mad Detective, Johnny To's latest collaboration with screenwriter/director Ka-fai Wai is just as cerebral and meaty as the pair's last project, Running On Karma, an action-comedy that had something for everybody.
New York Press |
Simon Abrams |
07-17-2008 |
Reviews
'Wanted' is Pure Popcorn Entertainmentnew
What is surprising is that it's also one of the most appealing movies of its kind since The Matrix, a blend of kinetic style, incredible special effects and mild social commentary that succeeds as pure popcorn entertainment.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
06-25-2008 |
Reviews
Blood-drenched Underdog 'Wanted' Should have Stayed on the Porchnew
In a summer of Dark Knights and Iron Men, Wanted is a movie version of titular football lameass Rudy.
Willamette Week |
AP Kryza |
06-25-2008 |
Reviews
'The Incredible Hulk' Fails in the Shadow of 'Iron Man'new
Edward Norton, try as he does with an almost heroic effort to make Bruce Banner as interesting as his towering, verdure-shaded beefcake within, doesn't possess Robert Downey's casual radiance.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
06-17-2008 |
Reviews
'The Happening' is Goofynew
The Happening is being marketed as the first R-rated film from Shyamalan, and it's also widely viewed as Shyamalan's last chance to remind everyone he used to make good movies. It's also so terrible as to be nearly unwatchable.
The Portland Mercury |
Erk Henriksen |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
With Ed Norton, Marvelites Get the Movie Monster They Deservenew
This Bruce Banner has the same soft-voiced, nerdy naturalism Ed Norton brought to Fight Club. The idea is to upgrade The Hulk from comic book teen dream to boomer alter ego.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-12-2008 |
Reviews
M. Night Shyamalan's Latest Twist?new
Once a wunderkind of suspense manipulation -- infamous for his third-act twists but watched for every adroit set piece that came before -- M. Night Shyamalan has recoiled from the disaster of Lady in the Water by making his first lazy movie, a picture that grinds from one obligatory shock to another.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
In Defense of M. Night Shyamalannew
Like an otherwise artsy band who garners commercial success on the strength of one atypically radio-friendly song, with The Sixth Sense Shyamalan established a base of moviegoers who have since strained to find the same sort of big-box-office spookiness and twists instead of recognizing what each subsequent film has actually had to offer.
San Antonio Current |
Cynthia Hawkins |
06-11-2008 |
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