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What is the extent of Sherlock Holmes's random scientific knowledge?

What is the extent of Sherlock Holmes's random scientific knowledge?

He doesn't know that the Earth revolves around the Sun... but he knows evolutionary biology like the back of his hand?

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 7, 2026

What Should You Watch This Weekend? (August 7-9)

What Should You Watch This Weekend? (August 7-9)

The new Bret Easton Ellis/Ryan Murphy adaptation arrives on FX. How dark will it get?

By Dwyer Murphy | August 7, 2026

Ian Fleming Didn't Want Bond to have an

Ian Fleming Didn't Want Bond to have an "American-shaped head"

A recently discovered piece of correspondence reveals Fleming's thoughts on how Bond should look, in the comic-strip adaptation of the 007 novels

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 6, 2026

How Chris Bohjalian Spent His Summer Vacation...

How Chris Bohjalian Spent His Summer Vacation...

...writing a secret novel you won't be able to put down.

By Chris Bohjalian | August 4, 2026

The Allure of Society Thrillers

The Allure of Society Thrillers

"Unlike more investigation-driven mysteries, high-society thrillers tend to operate on emotional rather than purely forensic logic."

By Debbie Baldwin | August 4, 2026

There's a New Adaptation of<em>The Thomas Crown Affair</em>

There's a New Adaptation ofThe Thomas Crown Affair

Michael B. Jordan directs, produces, and stars in the new film, out next spring. Check out the new trailer!

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 3, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Death, Delivered with a Wink and a Nod

By Rachel Peterson | August 3, 2026

The 8 Best Fake Crime Novels in Film and TV, Ranked

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 31, 2026

Sinners, Saints and Screenplays: On Jim Thompson and Stanley Kubrick

By Michael Gonzales | July 31, 2026

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

Featuring an exceptionally good drama chronicling the investigation into the Lockerbie bombing.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 31, 2026

Meet the (Woman) Stunt Performer Who Doubled Matt Damon in <em>The Odyssey</em>

Meet the (Woman) Stunt Performer Who Doubled Matt Damon in The Odyssey

According to Matt Damon, Devyn Dalton has the "greatest" biceps the actor has ever seen

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 30, 2026

Did Charles Dickens's <em>Bleak House</em> Inspire <em>Murder on the Orient Express</em>?

Did Charles Dickens's Bleak House Inspire Murder on the Orient Express?

Agatha Christie simply couldn't get enough of Dickens's nearly-one-thousand-page-tome. She even wrote a screenplay version.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 29, 2026

The Man Who Became Electricity's First Human Test Subject

The Man Who Became Electricity's First Human Test Subject

Meet George Forster... and the man who tried to bring him back to life, Giovanni Aldini

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 27, 2026

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | July 27, 2026

What is the <em>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</em> Leitmotif Doing in <em>Moonraker</em>?

What is the Close Encounters of the Third Kind Leitmotif Doing in Moonraker?

The story of a random Broccoli-Spielberg collaboration!

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 24, 2026

Melodrama-Monster-Myth: What Twin Peaks Taught Me about Subverting Genre

Melodrama-Monster-Myth: What Twin Peaks Taught Me about Subverting Genre

"That genre slipperiness is, I think, precisely what keeps the melodrama from feeling tropey and the horror from feeling unmoored."

By Jen Julian | July 24, 2026

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