Jim Thompson is the antidote to all the fetid tastes of modernism. The Getaway is two-thirds detailed fallout from a caper and one-third descent into metaphorical hell. It shows a mastery of cause-and-effect tension for a long while, but then throws it all away for modes of expression that are directly antithetical to plot-based crime.… Continue reading The Getaway
8 1/2 (1963) It has become commonplace to call 8 1/2 the greatest film about filmmaking, but that's a disservice to Fellini's wildly imaginative rumination on creation. It's about all of us. It's about the moments we become so consumed by the past that the present disappears, the moments during writing/painting/masturbating when we lose all… Continue reading My favorite films of the 60s
I'm going to do a reread and review of Death of Jezebel. I haven't had much enthusiasm for reviewing, so I hope this project gets me back into the swing of things. Will I like the book as much as I did way back when? Only time will tell. That's the first bit of news.… Continue reading February 2024 Update
All my e-books are on sale for the rest of this month on Amazon. It doesn't matter where you live, they're on sale for 99 cents or the equivalent amount of your currency. I'm currently in the middle of the next story for my next book. I've even started reading again. My current reads: I… Continue reading Flash Sale
This is not my list of the greatest horror movies though some of these films might appear on such a list. Rather, this is a list of horror films that I love/am fascinated by. I've tried to select films that are not usually mentioned on typical Halloween lists of scary movies. Some of these are… Continue reading A Month of Halloween Recommendations
James Scott Byrnside 