Robert Phillips – MRQE

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn’t able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.

Mitchell

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A tough-guy cop pursues two drug runners across the city to bust a large syndicate. Very much an anti-hero, Mitchell often ignores the orders of his superiors and demonstrates disdain for by-the-book development work as well as normal social graces.

The Gravy Train

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two rural West Virginia brothers leave home, rob an armored car and become fugitives.

I Escaped from Devil’s Island

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1916, a group of prisoners plot their escape from the notorious fortress located in French Guiana.

Detroit 9000

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.

Darker Than Amber

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Professional beach bum and ‘knight errant’ Travis McGee goes up against psychotic body-builder Terry Bartell. McGee pulls out all the stops when he joins a Caribbean cruise to bring the killer to justice.