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    The Best Crime TV of 2023

    The Best Crime TV of 2023

    Lie-detecting drifters, musical sleuths, and AI-hunting nuns

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 8, 2023

    The CrimeReads 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

    The CrimeReads 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

    30+ cozy, mystery-ish, book-adjacent gifts for your crime-obsessed loved ones!

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 17, 2023

    Elizabeth Hand on Playwriting, Haunted Houses, and Shirley Jackson

    Elizabeth Hand on Playwriting, Haunted Houses, and Shirley Jackson

    Hand's new novel, 'A Haunting on the Hill,' is the first authorized continuation of Shirley Jackson's iconic work.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 10, 2023

    On the Uncanny Delights of the <em>The Invisible Man </em>

    On the Uncanny Delights of the The Invisible Man

    James Whale's 1933 horror film is eerily charming and visually dazzling.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 31, 2023

    Despite Some Pitfalls, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon</em> Swells with Humanity and Heart

    Despite Some Pitfalls, Killers of the Flower Moon Swells with Humanity and Heart

    On Martin Scorsese’s New Adaptation of David Grann’s Monumental Book

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 20, 2023

    <em>A Haunting in Venice</em> is the Best of Kenneth Branagh's Poirot Adaptations, and an Engaging Film On Its Own

    A Haunting in Venice is the Best of Kenneth Branagh's Poirot Adaptations, and an Engaging Film On Its Own

    Olivia Rutigliano on the newest Agatha Christie adaptation.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 15, 2023

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    Phonies: J.D. Salinger and Wielding Copyright as Self-Protection

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 30, 2023

    The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a Creative Dracula Adaptation That Bites Off a Bit More Than It Can Chew

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 11, 2023

    Remembering William Friedkin

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 7, 2023

    Indiana Jones: Here We Go Again

    Indiana Jones: Here We Go Again

    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a Rousing, Genuinely Entertaining Return to the Franchise

    By Olivia Rutigliano | June 30, 2023

    Fourth of July Crime Movies

    Fourth of July Crime Movies

    Olivia Rutigliano rounds up six crime movies that are literally set during Independence Day.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | June 30, 2023

    The 19 Most Polished Detectives in Crime Film and TV

    The 19 Most Polished Detectives in Crime Film and TV

    These suave detectives and gentleman sleuths will solve your crime faster than it takes to put on their suit in the morning.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | June 22, 2023

    <em>Asteroid City</em> is Wes Anderson's Metaphysical Masterpiece

    Asteroid City is Wes Anderson's Metaphysical Masterpiece

    The director's new sci-fi movie is a lovely meditation on unknowable phenomena of all kinds: love, death, and aliens

    By Olivia Rutigliano | June 16, 2023

    Paul Schrader's <em>Master Gardener</em> Doesn't See the Forest for the Trees

    Paul Schrader's Master Gardener Doesn't See the Forest for the Trees

    The third of Schrader's "God's Lonely Men" trilogy promises a fruitful plot but is sadly under-seeded.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | May 26, 2023

    All the Monsters in <em>Jane Eyre</em>

    All the Monsters in Jane Eyre

    A primer on the Gothic, 19th century women writers, and Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's classic The Madwoman in the Attic

    By Olivia Rutigliano | May 18, 2023

    <em>Renfield</em> Doesn't Know What to Do With Itself

    Renfield Doesn't Know What to Do With Itself

    The Dracula Relationship Comedy Starts Off Strong, and Then Lowers Its Stakes to Become... a Buddy Cop Movie

    By Olivia Rutigliano | April 14, 2023

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