The Dead Pool
Synopsis: Fame isn’t detective Harry Callahan’s style. He dislikes being grouped with a rock star, a film critic and a TV host, all slain celebrities in a macabre betting pool […]
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Leave Her to Heaven
Synopsis: Based on the best-selling novel by Ben Ames Williams, Leave Her to Heaven is a stylish psychological thriller starring Gene Tierney as Ellen, the stunningly beautiful wife of handsome […]
Sudden Impact
Synopsis: Sensitive to outcries of police brutality, the superiors of San Francisco Detective Harry Callahan have sent him on an out-of-town assignment until things cool down. But wherever Harry goes, […]
The Enforcer
Synopsis: When detective Harry Callahan stops a liquor store hostage standoff in his own no-nonsense way, he gets busted back to personnel. But not for long. When terrorists rob an […]
La Guerre des 7 fontaines
La Guerre des 7 fontaines, by Peyo 7.0 This Johan et Pirlouit adventure features the second appearance by the Smurfs. The tale was published in segments in Spirou magazine and […]
La Flûte à six schtroumpfs
La Flûte à six schtroumpfs, by Peyo 7.75 After watching the dreadful Smurfs movie, I decided that I would cleanse my palate by revisiting the original Smurfs, or Schtroumpfs, books […]
Magnum Force
Synopsis: Underworld figures are being murdered all over San Francisco. One by one, criminals who have eluded prosecution are getting the justice they deserve, justice you’d think Detective Harry Callahan […]
Brice de Nice
Synopsis: An eternal adolescent even though he’s nearly thirty, Brice has become a surfer, a winner, a rising star! Like Patrick Swayze in Point Break, he’s waiting for the wave, […]
Dirty Harry
Synopsis: In one of his signature roles, Clint Eastwood plays a streetwise San Francisco police detective who gets the job done. A rooftop sniper (Andy Robinson) calling himself Scorpio has […]
Daybreak
Daybreak, by Brian Ralph 8.0 ‘Daybreak’ is a book that I probably wouldn’t have been reeled in by at first glance, but it was recommended by a friend of mine. […]
Buffet Froid
Synopsis: Buffet Froid has logic that is both twisted and stark: a husband befriends his wife’s murderer, a high-ranking official plans his own assassination, a lost knife is found in […]
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Synopsis: Gary Oldman leads a stunning all-star cast in this masterful adaptation of John le Carré’s bestselling novel that redefined the spy thriller. At the height of the Cold War, […]
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Synopsis: If you thought Snow White was only a fairy tale, you’re about to discover the truth, but lock up your children first. The real tale of Snow White, is […]
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