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A Private Revolution: Jean-Luc Godard’s Second Wave
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A Private Revolution: Jean-Luc Godard’s Second Wave

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 / 3 September 2019

Jean-Luc Godard's cinematic oddities First Name: Carmen, Détective, and Hélas pour moi, newly released on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, embody the vast landscape of possibilities open to the director during the '80s and '90s.

Outrageousness Takes a Holiday in ‘Archer S8: Dreamland’
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Outrageousness Takes a Holiday in ‘Archer S8: Dreamland’

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 / 3 April 2018

This may be a clever homage to classic hard-boiled detective fiction from the '40s, but Archer in Dreamland is not the wild man we've come to love/hate.

Smudge and Jury: The Punk-Noir Pulp of ‘I, The Jury’
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Smudge and Jury: The Punk-Noir Pulp of ‘I, The Jury’

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 / 27 April 2017
With all the roughneck charm of a '40s-era pulp novel and much style to spare, I, The Jury is a good, popcorn-filling yarn.
On the Robot Zombies of Angkor Wat in John Burdett’s ‘The Bangkok Asset’
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On the Robot Zombies of Angkor Wat in John Burdett’s ‘The Bangkok Asset’

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 / 13 December 2016
The sixth novel in John Burdett's Bangkok detective series is a dispiriting, dismaying mess. Is there still hope for recovery or is the series in a death spiral?
Michael Des Barres Puts His Heart on His Sleeve for ‘The Key to the Universe’
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Michael Des Barres Puts His Heart on His Sleeve for ‘The Key to the Universe’

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 / 9 April 2015
With his new album, the veteran British singer/actor delivers a set of spirited and emotional rock and roll.
“Some Things Have to be Burned Out:” “Detective #30”
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“Some Things Have to be Burned Out:” “Detective #30”

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 / 2 April 2014
You call it “Icarus,” Francis, Brian, and already it’s beginning to feel like we’ve entered into the cathedral of something far larger than ourselves, something that can be built by ourselves…
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‘Girl by the Lake’: An Excellent Premise for a Classic Detective Story

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 / 26 July 2010
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‘Jass’ Gives You the Feel for Early American History

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 / 19 July 2010
The Visceral Urgency in Jo Nesbø’s Noir The Devil’s Star
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The Visceral Urgency in Jo Nesbø’s Noir The Devil’s Star

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 / 31 March 2010

There are two mysteries in Jo Nesbø’s Norwegian noir The Devil’s Star both of visceral urgency that text detective Harry Hole’s demons and brilliance.