<em>The Lovers on the Bridge</em> is as Gutting and Gritty as a Noir. Sort of.

The Lovers on the Bridge is as Gutting and Gritty as a Noir. Sort of.

Remembering Leos Carax's 1991 romantic drama.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 9, 2025

What does it mean to remake <em>Nosferatu</em> instead of simply <em>Dracula</em>?

What does it mean to remake Nosferatu instead of simply Dracula?

Robert Eggers's elegant new vampire film takes the "Dracula" canon in a nostalgic, worthwhile, reflective direction

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 3, 2025

The Best Crime TV of 2024

The Best Crime TV of 2024

Insouciant Floridian PIs, psychopathic con men, and Jodie Foster in a parka!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 20, 2024

The Best Crime Movies of 2024

The Best Crime Movies of 2024

Performative hitmen, vengeful seniors, distressed jurors, and more!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 18, 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

Precocious young sleuths, stage magicians-turned-detectives, and collaborative in-laws:

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 16, 2024

Let's Not Forget Charles Dickens's Other Christmas Ghost Stories!

Let's Not Forget Charles Dickens's Other Christmas Ghost Stories!

He loved writing these. There are very many.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 11, 2024

Best Reviewed
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  • The Disappearers
  • The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men
  • Agrippa
  • Under Story
  • American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
  • The Bed Trick: Sex and Deception on Trial
  • I Liked Rex
  • Asmodeus
  • 53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy

Quiz: Can You Identify These Detectives' Thoughts on Christmas?

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 6, 2024

The CrimeReads 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 4, 2024

Alan Bradley and Olivia Rutigliano talk about creating characters, the joys of writing, and if Sherlock Holmes was a woman

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 27, 2024

Just How Popular were Victorian

Just How Popular were Victorian "Lady Detective" Characters?

Olivia Rutigliano does a deep dive into a surprisingly important literary figure

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 22, 2024

The Ghosts of <br><em>Tough Guys Don't Dance</em>

The Ghosts of
Tough Guys Don't Dance

Norman Mailer's novel, and the film adaptation he directed himself, steep in noir so deeply that they flirt with horror.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 20, 2024

M.L. Rio and Olivia Rutigliano talk novellas, graveyards, 80s music, and fungi

M.L. Rio and Olivia Rutigliano talk novellas, graveyards, 80s music, and fungi

The author of "If We Were Villains" and "Graveyard Shift" lends a little preview into the worlds behind her novels, and shares what's coming next

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 6, 2024

Victorian Detectives on the Stage!

Victorian Detectives on the Stage!

Detectives didn't simply take over Victorian fiction... they took over the theater, too

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 1, 2024

Which Horror Movie Villains Would Make the Best Detectives?

Which Horror Movie Villains Would Make the Best Detectives?

It's not exactly an age-old question, but it intrigues us nonetheless.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 30, 2024

<em>Conclave</em> is Excellent, Praise the Lord

Conclave is Excellent, Praise the Lord

Edward Berger's taut, subtle papal thriller is a quiet masterpiece

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 25, 2024

Lee Child on writing short stories

Lee Child on writing short stories

Olivia Rutigliano talks to the legendary thriller writer about his new (or not so new) change of pace

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 23, 2024

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