Life got you down? Watch <em>Midnight Run</em>

Life got you down? Watch Midnight Run

Olivia Rutigliano on the greatest buddy-comedy road-trip crime movie of all time.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 21, 2022

The Most Anticipated Crime Shows of 2022

The Most Anticipated Crime Shows of 2022

Previewing the best new TV series of the year

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 19, 2022

<em>The Tragedy of Macbeth</em> is a Breathtaking Exercise in Transformation

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a Breathtaking Exercise in Transformation

Olivia Rutigliano on Joel Coen's new Shakespearean adaptation.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 14, 2022

10 Classic Crime Stories That Have Just Entered the Public Domain in 2022

10 Classic Crime Stories That Have Just Entered the Public Domain in 2022

Books by Agatha Christie, Ernest Hemingway, and Arthur Conan Doyle now belong to everyone.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 12, 2022

What to Stream This January: Intrigue along the Riviera

What to Stream This January: Intrigue along the Riviera

Being pursued by criminals along the côte sounds like a fine way to spend your time, this winter.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 6, 2022

There's no Die like a

There's no Die like a "Die Hard"

"Welcome to the party, pal."

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 23, 2021

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The Best Crime Movies of 2021

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 22, 2021

The Best Crime and Mystery TV Shows of 2021

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 21, 2021

What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2021

And Yet Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

And Yet Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Merry Christmas from Donnie Brasco, Henry Hill, and a couple deranged hitmen.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 16, 2021

Could Guillermo del Toro’s <em>Nightmare Alley</em> Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

The new adaptation plays the long game and insists that it has nothing to hide.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2021

Get Wise to <em>Get Smart</em>

Get Wise to Get Smart

Looking back on Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's groundbreaking spy comedy series

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 1, 2021

Ten Murders-by-Pen in Movies

Ten Murders-by-Pen in Movies

These scenes prove that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword. In the right hands.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 18, 2021

The CrimeReads 2021 Holiday Gift Guide

The CrimeReads 2021 Holiday Gift Guide

All the book-adjacent, mostly-mystery-themed items you should consider buying for your loved ones this season.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 16, 2021

What to Stream This November: Mafia Comedies

What to Stream This November: Mafia Comedies

Nothing says cozy family entertainment like a jolly mob movie

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 12, 2021

On the mystery novel written by A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh

On the mystery novel written by A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh

In 1922, he published a clever locked-room whodunnit that caught the attention of Raymond Chandler.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 11, 2021

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