Is 1973 actually crime film's greatest year?

Is 1973 actually crime film's greatest year?

We stop and reflect on an often-overlooked twelve-month milestone in the history of crime cinema

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 23, 2023

I Saw <em>Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre</em> and Now I Have Some Questions

I Saw Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and Now I Have Some Questions

"I enjoy films where 'really good driving' and 'really bad driving' are the same kind of driving."

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

You've Probably Already Heard, but <em>Monk</em> is Coming Back

You've Probably Already Heard, but Monk is Coming Back

It's a jungle out there, but at least we have this

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 16, 2023

If you want to laugh, watch this Mitchell and Webb sketch about inviting Shaggy and Scooby Doo to a party

If you want to laugh, watch this Mitchell and Webb sketch about inviting Shaggy and Scooby Doo to a party

No one is weirder at a party than those two, apparently.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 3, 2023

That Time Disneyland Paris Built a Jules Verne-Themed Space Mountain Ride

That Time Disneyland Paris Built a Jules Verne-Themed Space Mountain Ride

It lasted a mere decade, but it every second of it was a glorious, steampunk adventure.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 17, 2023

Charles Addams Drew the Credits for <em>Murder By Death</em>

Charles Addams Drew the Credits for Murder By Death

The Neil Simon murder mystery movie has a beautifully-illustrated opening. (The rest of the movie has issues.)

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 10, 2023

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Poker Face is a Crackling, Groovy Heirloom PI Show

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

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

The Best Traditional Mysteries of the Year

The Best Traditional Mysteries of the Year

Rounding up the year's best detective stories and whodunnits!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2022

The Teenage Cannibal Movie for Our Time? <em>Bones and All</em> Ate Me Right Up

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

Luca Guadagnino’s Adaptation of Camille DeAngelis’s Novel is Rich, Sad, and All-Consuming

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 30, 2022

A Tiny Review of <em>Glass Onion</em>

A Tiny Review of Glass Onion

Rian Johnson's long-awaired Knives Out sequel is a lavish, wildly satirical mystery.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 23, 2022

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