Synopsis: Pallavi (Sunita Mani) lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, trying to eke out a successful life while holding on to dreams of writing. She’s also a devoted daughter, calling her mother Usha (Sarita Choudhury) and her father Krishnan (Bernard White) in Delhi almost every day. Mom is constantly harping on her daughter to get married—she’s […]
Read more "Very Auspicious: Evil Eye"Sarah is a strong woman who is afraid of relying on people too much. As one might imagine, this quality winds up biting her on the ass when she falls in love with a guy and then does everything she can to feel secure by pushing him away. Is it a surprise that Brian finds […]
Read more "A Temporary Home: Lisa Tuttle’s Familiar Spirit"Synopsis: Dr. Elson Poe (James Hong) is a wealthy wine maker who lives on a private island estate. Bottles of his crushed grapes go for thousands of dollars at auction. But Po has a secret: He is sorcerer, centuries old, who has made a bargain with a Mayan god of the winds. If he offers […]
Read more "Give It to Me! Give It to Me: The Vineyard"Synopsis: After the high-flying action of the first Police Story (1985), Jackie Chan returned to the role of Chan Ka Kui in the sequel. This time, the policeman finds himself front and center for a pair of seemingly unrelated cases that weave around one another. First, Chu Tao (Yuen Chor) the villain from the first […]
Read more "Plenty of Bangs and No Whimpers: Police Story 2"Synopsis: Kayla (Joey King) is a high school girl who comes from a broken home, a product of divorce. Her mother Rebecca (Mireille Enos) is seeing new guy Greg (Alan Van Sprang) and would prefer her ex-hubby not know about it yet—it’s still too early for that sort of thing. Meanwhile, Kayla’s father, Jay (Peter […]
Read more "I Learned from the Best: The Lie"Gabino Iglesias’s Zero Saints explores the junction between weirdness and crime that many a David J. Schow (e.g., “Bad Guy Hats”) or Joe R. Lansdale (e.g., The Nightrunners) story has visited, with the expected hardboiled prose, the gut wrenching violence, and unsettling supernatural aspects; however, Iglesias excels at giving his tough guy Latinx characters touches […]
Read more "Santa Muerte, Protégeme: Gabino Iglesias’ Zero Saints"Synopsis: Robert (Bernard White) is stuck in an mental institution, being cared for by the kindle Dr. Young (Frank Whiteman) and the sadistic Nurse Boucher (Oceana Marr). Robert seems to have broken from reality, wears a priest’s getup, and refuses to recognize some members of his own family, including his Uncle Charles (a surprisingly sleazy […]
Read more "Looney as a Bedbug: The Eleventh Commandment"Synopsis: When Chan Ka Kui (Jackie Chan) manages to turn a blown stakeout PR nightmare into a real bust, he becomes a media darling as well as a target for drug lord Chu Tao (Yuen Chor). Part of that revenge scheme involves covering his ass, which means removing a troublesome secretary/witness, Selina Fong (Brigitte Lin). […]
Read more "Glass Story: Police Story"Synopsis: Twins Juliet (Sydney Sweeney) and Vivian (Madison Iseman) share many things, including a love for music. Of the two, Vi is the one with the prospects. Following time in a music academy, Vi will be heading off to Julliard, while Jules has decided to take some time off. Jules has been practicing longer, playing […]
Read more "Music Is A Blood Sport: Nocturne"Before her death in March of 2020, author Barbara Neely wrote a quartet of novels and a handful of short stories. However, the work had enough merit for her to receive quite a few honors. Her first novel received several awards, including the Agatha, Macavity, and Anthony for First Novel. Later, she was named the […]
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