Let's Do the Crime Warp: Keith Roysdon Makes The Case for Keeping Settings Vintage in Contemporary Productions

Let's Do the Crime Warp: Keith Roysdon Makes The Case for Keeping Settings Vintage in Contemporary Productions

"[C]rime stories produced in contemporary times but set in the past are just as enticing and have the additional benefit of hindsight."

By Keith Roysdon | October 1, 2025

Twenty Years of <em>Capote</em>

Twenty Years of Capote

Julia Sirmons looks back on Bennett Miller's classic film

By Julia Sirmons | September 30, 2025

Horror Film Franchises That Refuse To Die

Horror Film Franchises That Refuse To Die

Michael Wehunt on the hits that keep on coming

By Michael Wehunt | September 30, 2025

Crime and the City: Capri

Crime and the City: Capri

Welcome to a Tyrrhenian paradise... via books!

By Paul French | September 29, 2025

The Healing Power of Feminist Revenge Stories

The Healing Power of Feminist Revenge Stories

Charlene Wang on the “Good for Her” canon, and writing a different version of retribution

By Charlene Wang | September 29, 2025

The Forgotten History<br> of the Fascist Plot <br>Against Hollywood

The Forgotten History
of the Fascist Plot
Against Hollywood

Paul Levine dives deep on the unlikely pairing that helped keep Hitler's sympathizers from taking over the film biz

By Paul Levine | September 26, 2025

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Five Films About Left-Wing Militants Achieving Their Goals

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Elmore Leonard and Robert B. Parker's Crime TV Legacies

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Your Robert Redford Weekend Viewing Guide

Your Robert Redford Weekend Viewing Guide

Ten movies to watch, to toast Hollywood's coolest golden boy

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I Support the Movement to make <em>The Young Darcy Mysteries</em> Real

I Support the Movement to make The Young Darcy Mysteries Real

A Mashable article has a GREAT idea.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 18, 2025

Leash Law & Order: The Six Best Pet Parents in Crime Fiction

Leash Law & Order: The Six Best Pet Parents in Crime Fiction

"It’s not hard to see why the motif endures: people love pets"

By Zack Budryk | September 18, 2025

And... <em>Wake Up Dead Man</em>, AKA <em>Knives Out 3</em> Has a Full Trailer!

And... Wake Up Dead Man, AKA Knives Out 3 Has a Full Trailer!

We finally have a sense of the whole story...

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We've All Been Pronouncing Denzel Washington's Name Wrong

We've All Been Pronouncing Denzel Washington's Name Wrong

The actor sets the history of his name, and the record, straight.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 5, 2025

<em>Wake Up Dead Man</em>, AKA <em>Knives Out 3</em>, is getting a theatrical release!

Wake Up Dead Man, AKA Knives Out 3, is getting a theatrical release!

Everybody! Flood the theaters! Let's see this thing on the big screen!

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 3, 2025

New Crime Series to Stream During This Holiday Weekend

New Crime Series to Stream During This Holiday Weekend

Moody high-schoolers, stressed politicians, and prolific serial killers

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 29, 2025

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