Rocky. Rambo. Sheriff Freddy Heflin. If you haven’t seen Sylvester Stallone’s turn as the sheriff of Garrison, NJ, then do yourself a favor and have a listen. Cop Land is the movie where Sly shows off his incredible and subdued acting chops, and it is a pleasure to talk about his character work opposite one of the greatest assembled casts of the 1990’s: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick, Annabella Sciorra, Cathy Moriarty, Michael Rapaport, Janeane Garofalo, Peter Berg, Method Man, Frank Vincent, John Spencer, Eddie Falco, & oh my goodness we can go on! And we do! Because director James Mangold put together a cop drama with a dash of police corruption, a sprinkling of noir, and a tablespoon of Western. The concoction that results is the strongest movie in Stallone’s filmography since the original Rocky and First Blood. Take a listen, or else, as De Niro says, “You blew it!”

It's a hybrid podcast!  Each episode features original crime fiction and an appreciation of a film noir or crime film classic. Check out Chris and Will’s super-sized comparison episode where they talk about The Getaway! They’re tackling the Jim Thompson crime fiction classic as well as both film adaptations of it.  We’ve got Sam Peckinpah’s slow-motion bloodbath featuring the King of Cool himself, Steve McQueen, with Ali McGraw. Then there’s the 90’s action flick that’s way better than you remember it starring Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, James Woods, and Michael Madsen.  

Jersey Devils centers on Mitchell, a small-time hustler scraping a living together with petty theft in Asbury Park. But those days are behind him, because Mitchell has finally found his best scam yet. Because it isn’t even a scam... well, mostly it isn’t. All he has to do is drive.  Mitchell buys in on a tractor trailer truck with a false floor and the promise of the open road it brings. Only problem is, he wasn’t counting on the type of cargo his new partner would be making him carry.