probably not interesting to anyone besides me and the guy who asked me about it, but I finally put together a little list of 4k/blu-ray releases that I've contributed essays to (plus 2 whole commentary tracks)

Anna Karina in Made in U.S.A (1966) by Darwyn Cooke From Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition (2014)

admiring these golgo 13 volume covers on a saturday afternoon

Jack Palance by Darwyn Cooke, from Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition (2014)

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched typical films for us

Tribute to Alex Toth, by John Paul Leon | johnpaulleon.com

Peter Coyote in Slayground (1983) by Darwyn Cooke

jack’s knowing smile

It should never be forgotten that MEL BROOKS had the World Premiere of BLAZING SADDLES (1974) take place at the Pickwick Drive-In Theater in Burbank, Los Angeles for 250 invited guests - ALL ON HORSEBACK.

things a married man isn’t supposed to be doing

one quiet evening in 1975

i don’t blame helmut berger for wanting alain dead by the way. i would feel the same way it’s only natural

i think this just might be it, objectively. convinced that never has a director had more love and admiration and feeling for someone in front of his lens

i keep forgetting to be active here at all because i’ve mostly been cleaning the house and doing plastic canvas cross stitch lately like an old woman… i made this the other day

wife and i tried to decide which alain delon role he’s most beautiful in for like an hour earlier… couldn’t come to a conclusion. any suggestions?

*cRacK*

crime fiction readers you absolutely must read zekial marko’s once a thief. every bit as good or even better than the film, which is already one of my absolute favorite of all time. it’s completely nuts how well-paced and full of emotional depth the novel is. it stressed me out in all the best ways

A look at Richard Stark’s Alan Grofield novels by @alissadmc.bsky.social is now up on Tough Business! We take a look at these unique pieces of genre fiction and how they’re more important to the Stark canon than readers may realize. Check it out here: toughbusiness.neocities.org/grofielddefe...

obsessed with this bread lately

My personale homage to Sidney Poitier In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Happy birthday, Lee Marvin

Happy birthday to cult film icon Jack Palance, who was also Donald Westlake's inspiration for Parker's physical appearance! Here he is pictured in the lesser known Second Chance & Flight to Tangier, plus an illustration by Darwyn Cooke from his Parker portfolio + our favorite quote from Westlake.

Deeply saddened to hear the news about Robert Duvall. To us Richard Stark fans, he'll certainly be best remembered for his turn as Parker/Earl Macklin in John Flynn's The Outfit (1973) -- a tightrope walker's performance, balanced between cold determination and heartbreaking humanity.

happy valentine’s day!!!!! 💖😊

thinking about this again.

We just posted our review of Slayground by Richard Stark on Tough Business! Check out our thoughts on the novel’s rarely-discussed themes at the link below, as well as our cover gallery of international editions! toughbusiness.neocities.org/slayground

one quiet evening in 1975

since everyone’s talking about westerns i would like to suggest gunman’s walk be part of the conversation

the big knife is required viewing for being a reader of tough business by the way

whenever i’m drawing shoes i feel like someone wants me to die and go to hell

the little quiet moment at the end of slayground is one of my favorite moments in the entire series

Our first interview of the year is up on Tough Business— this time featuring Eisner-winning comic writer Ed Brubaker! This one’s a companion piece to last year’s interview with @seanphillips.bsky.social, and we’re so excited about it! Read it here: toughbusiness.neocities.org/edbrubakerin...

i’ve been reading slayground with the wife and i had a thought that may or may not make it into our eventual review so i wanted to share it here.

happy 93rd birthday to John Boorman

We just posted some highlights from the Point Blank press book on Tough Business… featuring Lee Marvin as a romantic lead? Take a look at some interesting promotional materials and marketing tactics used back in the day here: toughbusiness.neocities.org/pointblankpr...

the year of sugar cubes made him think of horses

criterion point blank release in april? welcome to the year of parker everyone

i’m always saying that

The Point Blank press book & I seem to have very different ideas of what the movie is about.

this factually wrong info from the allison & busby edition is killing me

friday afternoon reading material

Looks like Back Issue #164 is now out! My comps just got here and I couldn't be more delighted to be a part of this nifty little space-themed extravaganza, interviewing DC super stars like Paul Levitz and David Michelinie. Go pick it up wherever comics are sold!

rereading my wife’s parker gay subtext essay and being blown away even though i’ve read it a dozen times before and it’s published in our zine and all over the internet because i love her and she’s the best writer ever

it’s the most exciting thing in the world that people are engaging with tough business. we feel like proud mothers

All Richard Stark/Donald Westlake fans should be checking out this site, BTW, as I've idly mentioned before. Following the good folks behind it also is a fine idea, as I've just done. (The other being @alissadmc.bsky.social )

i found a more detailed one. play dirty goes up there by default because i genuinely watched like two new movies this year but it’s also obviously the best so i’m not upset

Happy 2026! It’s been about a year since we started Tough Business, so we made a little retrospective post about our accomplishments on the site and our favorite things we’ve done this year. Thank you to everyone who’s supported us! Check it out here: toughbusiness.neocities.org/happynewyear

happy letterboxd wrapped to all who celebrate