Blood for Dust

Blood for Dust

Set in 1992 in the northernmost United States, where criminals run drugs and guns over the border with Canada, “Blood for Dust” is a hard, nasty crime thriller about hard, nasty men. Directed by Rod Blackhurst from a script by David Ebeltoft, it tells you what kind of movie it is from its gruesome opening image and…

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American Revolution began 249 years ago: Here are 5 overlooked tourist sites on fight for independence

American Revolution began 249 years ago: Here are 5 overlooked tourist sites on fight for independence

The grand events and oft-told tales of the American Revolution are easy to find among sprawling reverent battlefields and national parks. George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia, Independence Hall in Pennsylvania, and Minuteman National Historical Park in Massachusetts, where the American rebellion exploded into deadly revolution 249 years ago today, April 19, 1775, top any…

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Dusk for a Hitman

Dusk for a Hitman

“Dusk for a Hitman” is a husk of a great film. Director Raymond St-Jean has a sturdy central character—though the crime drama is based on the real life of Montreal fixer Donald Lavoie, much of it is fictional—made stronger through a deft ability to conjure a grim atmosphere around an actor capable of landing emotional…

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