October

I am a sucker for series.  Whether we’re talking about novels, comic-books, TV shows, or movies, I love long-form story-telling.  When it comes to stories, I love continuity rather than one-offs.  I’m also something of a collector/completist at heart.  These qualities

Written by Dennis Lehane (adapting his own short story), The Drop is an extraordinary crime story, one that is hugely compelling and brutally tough.  I loved it. Tom Hardy plays Bob, the bartender at a small dive in Brooklyn called Cousin Marv’s.  Marv, played by James Gandolf