Elmore Leonard: Birth of the Cool

Elmore Leonard: Birth of the Cool

In an excerpt from the new biography, Cooler than Cool, Leonard discovers his crime fiction voice after reading George V. Higgins, while balancing a burgeoning career in screenwriting.

By C.M. Kushins | June 10, 2025

Smoke and Mirrors and <em>Matchstick Men</em>

Smoke and Mirrors and Matchstick Men

Who is the real mark in a con artist movie?

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 6, 2025

Wait What: Why is it called <em>Murder by Numbers</em> When There Are No Numbers?

Wait What: Why is it called Murder by Numbers When There Are No Numbers?

Olivia Rutigliano asks a head-scratching question

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 4, 2025

They're in That??: Anthony Anderson in <em>The Departed</em>

They're in That??: Anthony Anderson in The Departed

Olivia Rutigliano remembers a delightful performance

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 30, 2025

<em>The Thursday Murder Club</em> movie has a teaser trailer!

The Thursday Murder Club movie has a teaser trailer!

Finally, a glimspe into one of our most anticipated crime movies of the year!

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 29, 2025

Outlaw Women In Fiction

Outlaw Women In Fiction

Nova Ren Suma discusses female characters who are in defiance and on the run

By Nova Ren Suma | May 29, 2025

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The Unexpected Delights of Being a Jeopardy Clue

By Alma Katsu | May 28, 2025

The 20 In-Flight Crime Movie Options on This Airplane, Ranked

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 28, 2025

20 TV Families Solving Crimes

By Lee Hollis | May 27, 2025

New Crime Series to Stream During This Holiday Weekend

New Crime Series to Stream During This Holiday Weekend

Curious Danish neighbors, cyborgs with sentience, suspicious retreat leaders, and more!

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 23, 2025

Scene of the Crime: <em>The Lasso Scene in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada</em>

Scene of the Crime: The Lasso Scene in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Olivia Rutigliano close-reads a scene from a modern-day Western about the racism of boarder patrol

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 21, 2025

Eight Terrible Head Injuries in Crime Film

Eight Terrible Head Injuries in Crime Film

Our editor Olivia Rutigliano, recovering from a bad concussion, rounds up some of cinema's greatest blows to the head.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 16, 2025

Five Screwball Thrillers <br>that Kill

Five Screwball Thrillers
that Kill

Alex Rollins Berg on five under-appreciated comic crime gems

By Alex Rollins Berg | May 14, 2025

The Cult of <em>The Wicker Man</em>

The Cult of The Wicker Man

Joanna Margaret on folk horror and its most classic cinematic text

By Joanna Margaret | May 2, 2025

Six Films (and One TV Show) Centered Around Biothreats

Six Films (and One TV Show) Centered Around Biothreats

AJ Landau on the enemy we can't see

By AJ Landau | May 2, 2025

Let's Talk About the New Daredevil Series

Let's Talk About the New Daredevil Series

Hector DeJean on the state of the MCU on streaming.

By Hector DeJean | May 1, 2025

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