A thriller set in an asylum starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman and directed by Alfred Hitchcock with sets and scenes by Salvador Dali: You would be hard pressed to find a more intriguing combination. Now available on Blu-ray, Spellbound ... More
All The Flowers Are Dying - A Matthew Scudder Mystery
I haven’t cracked the spine of one of Lawrence Block’s Matt Scudder novels since reading A Drop Of The Hard Stuff last May. Recently the 2005 release All The Flowers Are Dying found its way into my ... More
Alcatraz - Premieres Jan 16th 8 p.m. CITY TV
Sam Neill, Sarah Jones, and Jorge Garcia are the main characters in Alcatraz. This new series premieres January 16th at 8 on CITY TV and airs Mondays at 9 thereafter. The premise is interesting and the acting is solid.Madsen (Sarah ... More
Getting Lucky
DC Brod’s Getting Lucky is an enjoyable mystery. It is set just shy of Chicago in Fowler Illinois, which is falling on hard times. There, Robyn Guthrie is a dedicated freelance contributor to the Fowler News and Record. Getting Lucky ... More
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Business as Usual is the premiere mystery novel by Toronto poet Michael Boughn. It illustrates that a lot can happen during a month in 1993 when professor and botanical consultant Claire Dumont is contacted by distressed client and friend, winemaker ... More
The Placebo Effect
Mystery fans eventually become jaded with most of the stuff out there. From time to time however they find a new author with a new way of telling a story and they can’t wait to tell everybody. I am telling ... More
Zero Day
Thriller writer David Baldacci sets up a new character in Zero Day. John Puller is fairly different from both John Carr aka Oliver Stone of the Camel Club series and private eyes Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. Still, Baldacci cannot ... More
Murdoch Mysteries and Terriers Marathons FX Canada
FX Canada airs a 13 episode Murdoch Mysteries marathon starting December 24th at 10 p.m. and ending sometime on Dec 26th. The episodes will be in rotation three times so you can enjoy opening presents and eat turkey. Murdoch Mysteries ... More
Restitution
If you remember the Mike Hammer Stacey Keach TV series you will recognize the mood in the first third of Restitution. The second half is a more unbalanced in tone. This is a very good low-budget mystery with a solid ... More
Blue Velvet Blu-ray
Blu-ray really shows off the cinematography in Blue Velvet. Unfortunately the sound is on the uneven side, especially in scenes such as when Jeffrey (MacLachlan) first goes to Detective Williams’ house. Blue Velvet is a David Lynch movie so you ... More
Hell & Gone
You really need to have read the first Charlie Hardie thriller Fun & Games to get into and appreciate Hell & Gone. This is also the second in a trilogy so a reader is pretty much committing to all three ... More
Chuck The Complete Season Four Blu-ray
Chuck is a series that grows on you. How else can you explain the constant cancelled / renewed status of this spy comedy TV show? This is an original, quirky, fun show with a good mix of action and humor. ... More