I may or may not be late in the game here, but I just binged Lupin on Netflix and I loved it. It took me two sittings to burn through the French Heist/Mystery/Thriller starring Omar Sy. If you haven’t heard of it, here’s the trailer: I have to admit, I hate watching poorly dubbed foreign… Continue reading Lupin on Netflix
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Dashiell Hammett: Pinkerton Detective Turned Hardboiled Writer
They don’t make ’em like Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894 – 1961) anymore. A veteran of both world wars AND a Pinkerton Agent, Sam wrote what he knew. And what he knew was far more interesting than your average person. A product of the D.M.V. (D.C., Maryland, Virginia NOT the Dept. of Motor Vehicles), Hammett was… Continue reading Dashiell Hammett: Pinkerton Detective Turned Hardboiled Writer