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David Fincher’s <em>The Killer</em> is a Winking Investigation into the Limits of Control

David Fincher’s The Killer is a Winking Investigation into the Limits of Control

The veteran crime director's hitman thriller plays with perspective and identification

By Justin Hairston | October 30, 2023

<em>Goosebumps</em> Remixes Its Source Material to Satisfying Results

Goosebumps Remixes Its Source Material to Satisfying Results

The new Disney+/Hulu adaptation of R.L. Stine’s beloved children’s series is a charming tribute and a fun story on its own.

By Michael Kraus | October 27, 2023

50 Years Later, Terrence Malick’s <em>Badlands</em> Remains a Pure Encapsulation of American Violence

50 Years Later, Terrence Malick’s Badlands Remains a Pure Encapsulation of American Violence

Gus Mitchell on the singular director’s debut film.

By Gus Mitchell | October 27, 2023

<em>The Pigeon Tunnel</em>, the New Film About John le Carré, is Intimate and Illuminating

The Pigeon Tunnel, the New Film About John le Carré, is Intimate and Illuminating

Errol Morris's new documentary sheds new light on the inner life of the 20th century's greatest spy novelist

By Julia Sirmons | October 25, 2023

Ruins in Rain City: <em>Trouble in Mind</em> and the Career of Alan Rudolph

Ruins in Rain City: Trouble in Mind and the Career of Alan Rudolph

The neo-noir visions of a groundbreaking director

By Michael Gonzales | October 25, 2023

How <em>Scarface</em> Became a

How Scarface Became a "Foundational Influence for Hip Hop"

Brian DePalma's epic tale had a lukewarm reception—aside from Black audiences, to whom the film owes its enormous popularity.

By Nat Segaloff | October 25, 2023

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The New Season of "Lupin" Is Extravagant, Spectacular, and Occasionally Hard to Believe

By Hector DeJean | October 25, 2023

Finding Inspiration for Mystery Fiction in Soap Operas

By Vanessa Riley | October 24, 2023

5 Films About Existential Assassins

By Nick Kolakowski | October 24, 2023

Despite Some Pitfalls, <em>Killers of the Flower Moon</em> Swells with Humanity and Heart

Despite Some Pitfalls, Killers of the Flower Moon Swells with Humanity and Heart

On Martin Scorsese’s New Adaptation of David Grann’s Monumental Book

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 20, 2023

Every Picture Tells a Story: <em>Cinema Speculation</em>, <em>The Getaway</em> and Me

Every Picture Tells a Story: Cinema Speculation, The Getaway and Me

Bruce Riordan traces a personal history through Quentin Tarantino's analysis of a Sam Peckinpah classic.

By Bruce Riordan | October 20, 2023

90s Horror-Thrillers Created a New Generation of Would-Be Detectives

90s Horror-Thrillers Created a New Generation of Would-Be Detectives

Or, how Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer restored the mystery to slashers.

By Vincent Ralph | October 19, 2023

What Is the Legacy of Walter Hill?

What Is the Legacy of Walter Hill?

Hill’s gritty films mix westerns, crime and, improbably, musicals.

By Keith Roysdon | October 18, 2023

<em>Halloween</em> at 45: How Horror’s Scariest Franchise Makes Sense of the Senseless

Halloween at 45: How Horror’s Scariest Franchise Makes Sense of the Senseless

On the Many Masks of Michael Myers, from Unknowable Force of Nature to Explainable Antagonist

By Michael Kraus | October 13, 2023

10 Years Later,

10 Years Later, "Prisoners" Eerily Predicted Our Current Moment

Revisiting Denis Villeneuve's bleak portrait of fear and fantasy

By Zack Budryk | October 11, 2023

The LAPD Films of Ron Shelton, Twenty Years Later

The LAPD Films of Ron Shelton, Twenty Years Later

Dark Blue and Hollywood Homicide were unfairly dismissed by audiences and critics. They deserved better.

By Vince Keenan | October 6, 2023

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