Tom Perrotta’s The Leftovers On October 14th, a large number of people up and disappeared. No one really knows what happened as it defied all explanation. Some were determined to label it The Rapture but as the author is quick to point out, it wasn’t purely Christians. As it happens, it appeared to be random…
James Frey’s Final Testament Ben is a lonely alcoholic living in a small apartment in the Bronx. Even though his overly religious family and religious advisers had him pegged for greatness given the circumstances of his birth, Ben rejected it and remained confused the majority of his life. However, after a workplace accident nearly kills…
Stephen King’s The Long Walk This tale takes place in the future, I’m not entirely sure when King has this marked for but it sure as hell isn’t present day. You’ve got 100 teens and you tell them that you have to walk at a consistent pace of 4 miles per hour until you just…
Don Winslow’s Savages Ben & Chon are two Southern California dope dealers who manufacture and distribute some of the most potent pot available. Ben, a Buddhist and Chon, a gun-toting ex-US solider run into trouble with an invading Mexican drug cartel. When their mutual girlfriend, O (short for Ophelia), is kidnapped – all bets are…
Joe Hill’s Locke & Key Locke & Key has been nothing but spectacular since it’s inception. Hill and Rodriguez, despite crafting a series about keys that literally do the impossible, have created these very relatable characters that are both memorable and seemingly real. You hurt when they hurt, cheer when they overcome and anticipate what…
Stephen King’s 11/22/63 A few years ago, I had a few friends over to my place for some pizza and movies. We had rented Terminator 3, so I’m going to put this gathering at around.. 2003? After the movie was over, we started talking about time travel and how enormous a concept it was to…
It’s been 10 years since I watched my first Kevin Smith movie. Since then, I’ve seen all of his films, read all of his books and graphic novels, listened to hundreds of episodes of shows contained on the SModcast network and taken in two live shows. Therefore, it’s fair to say that I’m a pretty…
Kevin Smith’s Tough Shit It’s been 10 years since I watched my first Kevin Smith movie. Since then, I’ve seen all of his films, read all of his books and graphic novels, listened to hundreds of episodes of shows contained on the SModcast network and taken in two live shows. Therefore, it’s fair to say…
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