<em>Poker Face</em> is a Crackling, Groovy Heirloom PI Show

Poker Face is a Crackling, Groovy Heirloom PI Show

Rian Johnson's case-of-the-week murder mystery show feels comfortingly vintage without being stale.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 27, 2023

What did Shakespeare mean when he wrote

What did Shakespeare mean when he wrote "let's kill all the lawyers?"

It's more complicated than you might think!

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 26, 2023

The trailer for the newest <em>Dracula</em> Adaptation, <em>Renfield,</em> has arrived

The trailer for the newest Dracula Adaptation, Renfield, has arrived

BTW, Nicolas Cage is Dracula

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 5, 2023

The Best Crime TV of 2022

The Best Crime TV of 2022

Incompetent spies, conspiring siblings, and forlorn detectives

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 23, 2022

The Best Crime Movies of 2022

The Best Crime Movies of 2022

Hitchcockian neo-noirs, detective franchise installments, and riveting calls for justice.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 20, 2022

Yes, Incredibly, Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Yes, Incredibly, Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Our fifth list in this series features Holland March & Jackson Healy, Mike Hammer, and... Norman Bates?

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 20, 2022

Best Reviewed
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  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

The Best Traditional Mysteries of the Year

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2022

The Teenage Cannibal Movie for Our Time? Bones and All Ate Me Right Up

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 30, 2022

A Tiny Review of Glass Onion

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 24, 2022

The CrimeReads 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

The CrimeReads 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

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

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 22, 2022

<em>She Said</em> is an Effective, Respectful Journalism Movie

She Said is an Effective, Respectful Journalism Movie

The film constructively, caringly reenacts Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's investigation into the crimes of Harvey Weinstein

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 18, 2022

The full trailer for <em>Glass Onion</em> is finally here!

The full trailer for Glass Onion is finally here!

It promises a delightful, puzzling meta-mystery

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 7, 2022

The 11 Best Halloween Scenes in Non-Horror (Crime) Movies

The 11 Best Halloween Scenes in Non-Horror (Crime) Movies

From "Kramer vs. Kramer" to "Batman Forever" to "Arsenic and Old Lace"

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 31, 2022

On Good and <em>Evil</em>

On Good and Evil

The otherworldly investigation procedural is one of the most enlightened shows on the air

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 28, 2022

Rian Johnson is Releasing a Case-of-the-Week Murder Mystery TV Series

Rian Johnson is Releasing a Case-of-the-Week Murder Mystery TV Series

Natasha Lyonne stars in it and it looks very old-school and groovy

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 26, 2022

<em>Decision to Leave</em> is a Stirring Hitchcockian Neo-Noir

Decision to Leave is a Stirring Hitchcockian Neo-Noir

Olivia Rutigliano on Park Chan-wook's new mystery, South Korea's official submission to the Academy Awards

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 21, 2022

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