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    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

    In <em>Last Night in Soho</em>, Too Much Nostalgia Can Be Dangerous

    In Last Night in Soho, Too Much Nostalgia Can Be Dangerous

    Rather than romanticize the past, the new film demands that you understand the bad alongside the beautiful.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 5, 2021

    Redemption for Doctor Watson

    Redemption for Doctor Watson

    Olivia Rutigliano reads the detective duo as a brilliant double-act, designed by Watson himself.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 29, 2021

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    Why Horror of Dracula is still the best, strangest, campiest Dracula movie ever made

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 27, 2021

    What to Stream This October: Crime Movies So Scary They're Almost Horror

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 15, 2021

    Of Mice-Detectives and Men:
    In Praise of
    The Great Mouse Detective

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 7, 2021

    Every James Bond Movie, Ranked

    Every James Bond Movie, Ranked

    From Connery to Craig, here are the best takes on 007

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 30, 2021

    Looking Back on the Magical Mystery Series <em>Pushing Daisies</em>

    Looking Back on the Magical Mystery Series Pushing Daisies

    It had everything: homemade pies, murder mysteries, touchless romances, and waking the dead.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 16, 2021

    In <em>Only Murders in the Building</em>, a mystery isn't a mystery until it's a production

    In Only Murders in the Building, a mystery isn't a mystery until it's a production

    In the new series, three neighbors investigate a murder in their apartment building while making a true crime podcast about it.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 3, 2021

    What to Stream This September: Robert Redford's Crime Movies

    What to Stream This September: Robert Redford's Crime Movies

    Nothing takes you from the end of summer to the start of fall like a Robert Redford movie

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 2, 2021

    <em>Die Hard with a Vengeance</em> is the most relatable

    Die Hard with a Vengeance is the most relatable "summer in the city" movie ever

    Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."">"Too many films are love-letters to New York City; Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 12, 2021

    Let's Talk About <em>Sneakers</em>, the Most Charming, Baffling Espionage/Heist Movie <br> of the 1990s

    Let's Talk About Sneakers, the Most Charming, Baffling Espionage/Heist Movie
    of the 1990s

    The 90s surveillance caper flick circles various genres with reckless abandon... and somehow it works.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 29, 2021

    The 30 Best Diner Scenes in Crime Movies, Ranked

    The 30 Best Diner Scenes in Crime Movies, Ranked

    What's on the menu? Only some of the best sequences in cinema. And pancakes.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 15, 2021

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