Crime Reads » TV & Film

Everything I Know About Noir I Learned From Michael Mann

Everything I Know About Noir I Learned From Michael Mann

Working on set with Mann was a master class in gritty storytelling

By Gordon Greisman | January 26, 2024

The 20 Best, Worst, and Strangest Hercule Poirot Portrayals of All-Time, Ranked

The 20 Best, Worst, and Strangest Hercule Poirot Portrayals of All-Time, Ranked

Peter Ustinov, Albert Finney, John Malkovich and more!

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 24, 2024

The Flitcrafting of Sam Spade

The Flitcrafting of Sam Spade

Nathan Ward on Hammett's famous parable, and how it factors into the new 'Monsieur Spade' series, on AMC

By Nathan Ward | January 23, 2024

The Creators of 'Death and Other Details' Discuss Writing a Classic Murder Mystery for a Contemporary Audience

The Creators of 'Death and Other Details' Discuss Writing a Classic Murder Mystery for a Contemporary Audience

Heidi Cole McAdams and Mike Weiss’s stylish new mystery series is considerably more than an homage to classic detective stories.

By Nancie Clare | January 19, 2024

Ryan Gosling, Crime Cinema's Nice Guy

Ryan Gosling, Crime Cinema's Nice Guy

Jesse Pasternack explores Ryan Gosling's career milestones through the lens of Shane Black's underrated buddy-comedy classic

By Jesse Pasternack | January 18, 2024

The Late, Great L.A.

The Late, Great L.A. "Hang" Film

"A 'hang' film is one where you enjoy hanging out with the characters, even if their lives are circling the drain."

By Duane Swierczynski | January 18, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Strange, Twisted Poetry of Intolerable Cruelty

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 12, 2024

The Year's Best International Crime Series

By Paul French | January 12, 2024

The Bizarre Pleasures of the 1980s ‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot

By Keith Roysdon | January 11, 2024

Rian Johnson on the Genius of John Dickson Carr

Rian Johnson on the Genius of John Dickson Carr

Read an excerpt from the filmmaker's introduction to the new re-release of Carr's heady mystery, "The Problem of the Wire Cage"

By Rian Johnson | January 8, 2024

Rian Johnson and Olivia Rutigliano talk <em>Poker Face</em>, <em>Knives Out</em>, and Golden Age Mysteries

Rian Johnson and Olivia Rutigliano talk Poker Face, Knives Out, and Golden Age Mysteries

The filmmaker discusses his influences, his hobbies, and his enthusiasm for the works of forgotten Golden Age writer John Dickson Carr. And that's not all!

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 5, 2024

Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

How Cornell Woolrich's formally innovative serial killer novel 'Black Alibi' was adapted for the screen.

By Scott Adlerberg | January 4, 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2023

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2023

Meddling senior citizens, unsolvable puzzles, and amateur sleuths

By CrimeReads | December 22, 2023

10 Crime Movies Set at New Year's Eve

10 Crime Movies Set at New Year's Eve

Ring in the new year with Nick and Nora, Norma Desmond, and Fredo Corleone.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 22, 2023

I Can't Believe I Actually Found 10 More Crime Movies You Probably Forgot Take Place at Christmas

I Can't Believe I Actually Found 10 More Crime Movies You Probably Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Our sixth list in this series features Patrick Bateman, John Rambo, and the Three Wise Men

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 20, 2023

The Best Crime Movies of 2023

The Best Crime Movies of 2023

Overconfident hitmen, teenage stuntwomen, and mustachioed detectives

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 19, 2023

« First ‹ Previous 21 22 23 242526 27 28 29 Next ›Last »

Page 25 of 80