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Raymond Chandler Wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

Raymond Chandler Wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

What a different movie that would have been.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 2, 2020

These Are Plot Descriptions of Actual Episodes from the 1960s Spy Television Series <em>The Man From U.N.C.L.E</em>, and Wow they are… Insane

These Are Plot Descriptions of Actual Episodes from the 1960s Spy Television Series The Man From U.N.C.L.E, and Wow they are… Insane

Sometimes the best medicine is bonkers 60s spycraft.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 1, 2020

Quaint English Village Murder Mystery TV Shows with a Million Seasons, for Your Binge-Watching Pleasure During These Hard Times

Quaint English Village Murder Mystery TV Shows with a Million Seasons, for Your Binge-Watching Pleasure During These Hard Times

Come for the thatched roofs and bicycles...stay for the murder.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 24, 2020

The 19 Best Crime-Solving Writers in Fiction, Ranked

The 19 Best Crime-Solving Writers in Fiction, Ranked

A cold, hard look at the detective and writing skills of Rick Castle, Harriet Vane, and more.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 5, 2020

In 1899, Arthur Conan Doyle Took Dictation for His Dying Friend's Mystery Novel

In 1899, Arthur Conan Doyle Took Dictation for His Dying Friend's Mystery Novel

Grant Allen was a bestselling science writer, almost done with his serial Hilda Wade when he fell ill

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 4, 2020

<em>The Woman in Black</em>, and the Ongoing Effort to Make New York City a Little More Gothic

The Woman in Black, and the Ongoing Effort to Make New York City a Little More Gothic

A haunting play debuts at a New York City theater famous for innovative and unsettling productions.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 28, 2020

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Turns Out, Elizabethan Playwright and Poet Laureate Ben Jonson was a Murderer

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 21, 2020

15 Crime Movies Where Love Comes as a Surprise

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 14, 2020

'The Outsider' Is a Classic Monster Story. So Why Disguise It as a Detective Show?

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 7, 2020

On the Trail of Hollywood's Stolen Oscars

On the Trail of Hollywood's Stolen Oscars

Olivia Rutigliano navigates the strange, semi-secret marketplace for Hollywood's most coveted statues.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 5, 2020

The 10 Best Crime Movies of 2019

The 10 Best Crime Movies of 2019

Gritty, violent, and downright strange—a year in crime films

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 23, 2019

10 More Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place During Christmas

10 More Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place During Christmas

Nothing marks the holiday season like a viewing of 'The Thin Man' or a brooding Patricia Highsmith tale of forbidden love.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 18, 2019

How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever

How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever

And other hidden readings of a holiday classic.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2019

<em>Knives Out</em> Is a Surprisingly Subversive Mystery

Knives Out Is a Surprisingly Subversive Mystery

Rian Johnson's new movie celebrates the whodunit—while also skewering its traditional power structure to condemn the 1%

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 27, 2019

The Strange Cultural Legacy of <em>Charlie's Angels</em>

The Strange Cultural Legacy of Charlie's Angels

The Angels have always existed in the borderlands between feminism and the patriarchy.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 15, 2019

<em>Motherless Brooklyn</em> Is About the Mystery of Self-Expression—Adapting It Was Never Going to Be Easy

Motherless Brooklyn Is About the Mystery of Self-Expression—Adapting It Was Never Going to Be Easy

A postmodern '90s novel becomes a '50s noir.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 8, 2019

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