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Why 1973 Was the Year Sidney Lumet Took on Police Corruption

Why 1973 Was the Year Sidney Lumet Took on Police Corruption

In one year, Lumet made two films about police abuse. So how come we only seem to remember 'Serpico'?

By Andrew Nette | March 23, 2023

50 Years of 'The Long Goodbye'

50 Years of 'The Long Goodbye'

Reflections from Elliot Gould and from the long, complicated legacy of a private eye film made for a new era.

By Matthew Redmond | March 23, 2023

Which 1973 Heist / Grifter Movie Should You Watch This Weekend?

Which 1973 Heist / Grifter Movie Should You Watch This Weekend?

There are so many to choose from. What a year for the scam.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 23, 2023

The Nuclear War Scare of 1983, And The Pop Culture Soundtrack of Anxiety

The Nuclear War Scare of 1983, And The Pop Culture Soundtrack of Anxiety

"[Western citizens] had no idea that the world was on the brink of nuclear war...Ironically, the prospect of nuclear war was very present in popular entertainment..."

By Brian J. Morra | March 22, 2023

Crime Novels Set Against the Backdrop of Reality TV Shows

Crime Novels Set Against the Backdrop of Reality TV Shows

These books use reality television to parse the difference between appearance and truth.

By Molly Odintz | March 21, 2023

Espionage Book Recommendations From a Former CIA Spy

Espionage Book Recommendations From a Former CIA Spy

Brittany Butler on spy reads and how they hold up to actual intelligence work.

By Brittany Butler | March 21, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash On Celebrity, Myth, and Fiction

By Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash | March 20, 2023

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | March 20, 2023

Anna Biller on Bluebeard, The Love Witch, and Her Suspenseful New Novel

By CrimeReads | March 20, 2023

Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

Author and pilot Ward Larsen on stories that fly right

By Ward Larsen | March 17, 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

Lisa Levy Signs Off with a Final Column: 5 Psychological Thrillers to Read This Month

Lisa Levy Signs Off with a Final Column: 5 Psychological Thrillers to Read This Month

Read recklessly, read reverently, read riotously.

By Lisa Levy | March 17, 2023

Horror Does a Body Good, or, The Story of My Teeth

Horror Does a Body Good, or, The Story of My Teeth

"Horror understands the space between our selves and our bodies, that detachment, gruesome and addictive, disgusting, beautiful, loving and oh-so-human."

By Gerardo Sámano Córdova | 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

Shop Talk: How Nita Prose Wrote a Bestseller in Shifts, Working at Dawn and Dusk

Shop Talk: How Nita Prose Wrote a Bestseller in Shifts, Working at Dawn and Dusk

Crime writers talking craft, routine, and balancing the work with day jobs.

By Eli Cranor | March 16, 2023

Ashes in the Aspic: Elisabeth Sanxay Holding’s Life and Short Crime Fiction

Ashes in the Aspic: Elisabeth Sanxay Holding’s Life and Short Crime Fiction

"Elisabeth Sanxay Holding [wrote] fiction which dared to divulge unsavory truths about her society..."

By Curtis Evans | March 16, 2023

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