'Vicious Circle' by C.J. Box rings with emotional resonance
Sunday, 28 May 2017, 16:05
Last update: about 10 years ago
Decisions that Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett has made to protect his family come back to haunt him in "Vicious Circle," a stellar installment in C.J. Box's ongoing series. As the count of...
Ron Sexsmith reliably melodic on 'The Last Rider'
Saturday, 27 May 2017, 16:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
Ron Sexsmith maintains his melodic consistency on "The Last Rider," 15 pop songs absorbed by the threat of loneliness and ways to avoid it. The Canadian recorded his 13th solo album with his...
Remembering the past, and editing along the way
Saturday, 27 May 2017, 16:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
A film that explores the latent longings and regrets of a cranky, self-absorbed septuagenarian might sound like a tough sell. But when we're dealing with a performance as effortlessly nuanced as that...
'The Outsider' by Anthony Franze is a satisfying mystery
Saturday, 27 May 2017, 16:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
A law student seeking employment after graduation lands in a conspiracy inside the U.S. Supreme Court in "The Outsider," Anthony Franze's latest legal thriller. Grayson Hernandez gets a job with...
Paul Weller's 'Kind Revolution' highly creative set
Friday, 26 May 2017, 16:29
Last update: about 10 years ago
Paul Weller's "A Kind Revolution" is an excellent set from the soon-to-be 59-year-old Modfather, 10 richly-detailed yet uncluttered songs which prolong his creative renaissance. Weller - never...
Guy Ritchie reinvents 'King Arthur' to mixed results
Friday, 26 May 2017, 16:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
Deep into Guy Ritchie's "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword ," a bad guy who we've never met before informs Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) and his mates that they'd better be at the castle before dark if...
'The Devil's Triangle' starts with a bang and never lets up
Friday, 26 May 2017, 16:02
Last update: about 10 years ago
"The Devil's Triangle," the latest book in Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison's series featuring FBI Special Agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine, starts with a bang and never lets up. An...
Kendrick Lamar is darn good on new album
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 16:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Two years since the release of his Grammy Award-winning "To Pimp a Butterfly," Kendrick Lamar is back with an album as bold and declarative as its title: "DAMN." And while Lamar grapples with familiar...