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(Good) Bad Influence
A Curtis Hanson film you probably missed
Jan 26 • Michael Estrin
The Rip
Sometimes formulaic is good, or at the very least, good enough
Jan 22 • Michael Estrin
One hopeful spark after another
A few thoughts on One Battle After Another
Oct 7, 2025 • Michael Estrin
I want the knife (and more Marlowe)
A few thoughts on The Golden Child
Sep 3, 2025 • Michael Estrin
I'll have the Pynchon Lite
Vineland / One Battle After Another
Aug 13, 2025 • Michael Estrin
It wasn't just the Dukes
A few thoughts on Trading Places as a crime story
Jul 24, 2025 • Michael Estrin
A man's gotta have a code, but there's a limit
A few thoughts about Bad Monkey
Jun 2, 2025 • Michael Estrin
Poolman Was a Bad Film, Or Was It?
Slacker noir is a slow burn
Jun 2, 2025 • Michael Estrin
Slacker Noir
Slacker Noir
Notes on crime fiction from the criminally underrated author of Not Safe for Work and Murder and Other Distractions.
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