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    'Lou Grant' and The Newspaper Business's Moment on Primetime TV

    'Lou Grant' and The Newspaper Business's Moment on Primetime TV

    Keith Roysdon on a dated, but still relevant look at the news industry.

    By Keith Roysdon | June 7, 2023

    Dangerous Rhythm: Five Noirs at the Corner of Hollywood and Music

    Dangerous Rhythm: Five Noirs at the Corner of Hollywood and Music

    These novels feature mysteries, musicians, and mayhem against a Tinseltown backdrop.

    By Daniel Weizmann | June 1, 2023

    The Best New Crime Shows to Watch This Month

    The Best New Crime Shows to Watch This Month

    Your options are limited. You might just want to focus on reading books this summer.

    By Dwyer Murphy | May 31, 2023

    Megan Abbott on Dreams, Dangers, and Going to Strange Places in Her Newest Novel

    Megan Abbott on Dreams, Dangers, and Going to Strange Places in Her Newest Novel

    In 'Beware the Woman,' a pregnant woman travels to a remote stretch of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

    By Dwyer Murphy | May 30, 2023

    Paul Schrader's <em>Master Gardener</em> Doesn't See the Forest for the Trees

    Paul Schrader's Master Gardener Doesn't See the Forest for the Trees

    The third of Schrader's "God's Lonely Men" trilogy promises a fruitful plot but is sadly under-seeded.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | May 26, 2023

    Which Elmore Leonard Adaptation Should You Stream This Weekend?

    Which Elmore Leonard Adaptation Should You Stream This Weekend?

    Look at me...We're going to figure this out.

    By Dwyer Murphy | May 26, 2023

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    • Luna, Phoenix, Queen
    • Music Against the Night
    • Peck & Peck
    • The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
    • The End of Everything
    • Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science
    • American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs
    • Solace House
    • On Another Planet They Can Save Me
    • Reds: A Global History of Communism

    How The Dirty Dozen Went From Latrine Rumor to Influential Blockbuster

    By Dwayne Epstein | May 26, 2023

    Vengeance Becomes Her: 5 Great Thrillers About Women Getting Revenge

    By Victoria Helen Stone | May 25, 2023

    The Ghosts of Old Hollywood

    By Kendall Kulper | May 23, 2023

    What are all the Genesis Allusions doing in Preston Sturges's <em>The Lady Eve</em>?

    What are all the Genesis Allusions doing in Preston Sturges's The Lady Eve?

    On temptation, apples, falls, and snakes in the classic con artist caper/screwball romantic comedy from 1941.

    By Stuart Klawans | May 19, 2023

    All the Monsters in <em>Jane Eyre</em>

    All the Monsters in Jane Eyre

    A primer on the Gothic, 19th century women writers, and Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's classic The Madwoman in the Attic

    By Olivia Rutigliano | May 18, 2023

    Best Female Buddy Stories (aka, Can I Get a Side of Womance With That?)

    Best Female Buddy Stories (aka, Can I Get a Side of Womance With That?)

    "The way that Jen and Judy support each other through everything—including more manslaughter—is truly inspiring."

    By Michelle Gagnon | May 18, 2023

    The Backlist: Revisiting Ethel Lina White's 'The Lady Vanishes' with Andrea Bartz

    The Backlist: Revisiting Ethel Lina White's 'The Lady Vanishes' with Andrea Bartz

    Polly Stewart is in discussion with today's top crime writers, returning to some of their favorite books.

    By Polly Stewart | May 17, 2023

    Memphis Man: Cadillac Riding With Isaac Hayes

    Memphis Man: Cadillac Riding With Isaac Hayes

    Michael Gonzales remembers his trip around Memphis with the soul legend.

    By Michael Gonzales | May 17, 2023

    7 Great Espionage Films Set During WWII

    7 Great Espionage Films Set During WWII

    Ashley Weaver looks at "stories of spycraft and undercover derring-do"

    By Ashley Weaver | May 17, 2023

    7 Criminally Under-Rated Heist Films That Deserve Another Watch

    7 Criminally Under-Rated Heist Films That Deserve Another Watch

    Or, Always a Partner in Crime, Never a Mastermind...

    By Tyler Schwanke | May 12, 2023

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