A summary of what I covered in February and March at Cocktails & Crime.
A recap of this year’s Noir City Seattle, four nights of which I hosted solo.
Revisiting Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty, both book and film, prompts me to revisit Be Cool, both book and film, which doesn’t prove as good an idea. Also, I matriculate at Rum University.
Reviews of the sublime Perfect Days and the underrated Dumb Money.
Two new books on show business: Edward Zwick’s surprising memoir and an appraisal of every iteration of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Almost four decades later, I finally watch the sequel to Jean de Florette, paired with a suitable cocktail.
Love Lies Bleeding, Drive-Away Dolls, and how my first car made me like the second movie.