JUDITH McCONNELL stars on THE PURGE: ANARCHY

Judith McConnell (Sophia Armonti #2 on SB) is back with The Purge: Anarchy, a bigger and bloodier sequel that tells its tale on a citywide canvas encompassing nearly all walks of life in Los Angeles. Instead of focusing on a singular family, The Purge: Anarchy builds its menu of target practice from an ensemble of potential victims. The central heroes are Eva and Cali Sanchez (Carmen Ejogo and Zoe Soul), a working class single mother and her teenage daughter. Clearly marked by generations of struggle that runs through her family’s blood, Eva has the kind of job that forces her to serve customers at a diner merely two hours away from the annual “holiday” that begins at 7pm once every year. Frank Grillo (Hart on GL) also star as Sergeant Leo Barnes. On a purely entertainment level, there are several set pieces that will please genre diehards that were left wanting last time out. In particular Judith McConnell as the smiling hostess taking down bids has especially delectable fun in crooning about her preferred shotgun of choice, entering momentary ecstasy when thinking about the chamber firing. It was released worldwide on July 18, 2014. Go Judith, go!