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On "Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theater"

Olivia Rutigliano on the origins of a famous phrase.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 9, 2024

Skipping School in <em>The 400 Blows</em>

Skipping School in The 400 Blows

Olivia Rutigliano reads a pivotal scene from François Truffaut’s 1959 classic film.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 4, 2024

Was <em>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</em> Inspired by a Real Murder Case?

Was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Inspired by a Real Murder Case?

Robert Louis Stevenson was acquainted with Eugène Chantrelle, a seemingly-upstanding teacher who later killed his wife.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 2, 2024

A Requiem for Maggie Smith

A Requiem for Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith was not in many crime movies. She stole the show in them, anyway. And in everything else.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 27, 2024

What is going on with the new <em>Wuthering Heights</em> Adaptation?

What is going on with the new Wuthering Heights Adaptation?

Emerald Fennell's new adaptation promises a fundamental misreading of the novel.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 25, 2024

I Don't Know Why, but It's Time to Watch <em>A Fish Called Wanda</em>

I Don't Know Why, but It's Time to Watch A Fish Called Wanda

It is. It just is!

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 20, 2024

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What does it mean to "Visualize Detection?"

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 19, 2024

The Funniest Things Dorothy L. Sayers Said About (and In) Detective Fiction

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 13, 2024

Quiz: Can You Identify These Crime Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 6, 2024

The Time I Met Adam West

The Time I Met Adam West

Olivia Rutigliano on a surreal encounter with a legend.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 4, 2024

Quiz: Can You Identify These Crime Movies From Their Taglines?

Quiz: Can You Identify These Crime Movies From Their Taglines?

Just when you thought it was safe to take another quiz.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 30, 2024

On <em>Dexter</em>

On Dexter

Reflections on Showtime's famous "good-guy serial killer" show.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 29, 2024

This Summer in Horror Movies

This Summer in Horror Movies

Concert-going serial killers, Satanic cults, and sinister resort complexes.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 23, 2024

Murder in <em>Middlemarch</em>

Murder in Middlemarch

Everyone performs, in George Eliot's famous novel. But some are performing to cover up a killing!

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 16, 2024

Meet Thomas Byrnes, Gilded Age New York's Performative, Corrupt Police Detective

Meet Thomas Byrnes, Gilded Age New York's Performative, Corrupt Police Detective

He staged elaborate scenes to extract confessions, presented prisoners to police in a "parade," and invented the "Rogues' Gallery"

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 15, 2024

Presenting <em>Série Noire,</em> the Bleak French Neo Noir You've Never Seen

Presenting Série Noire, the Bleak French Neo Noir You've Never Seen

It's Alain Corneau's classic adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 9, 2024

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