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On Horror Fiction and The

On Horror Fiction and The "Ick" Factor

Or, A Brief Introduction to Body Horror Through Four Films (and One TV Show)

By Angel Luis Colón | July 21, 2023

Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

The author discusses the latest installment of his sweeping crime history of New York City.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 20, 2023

The Most Haunted Movies in Hollywood History

The Most Haunted Movies in Hollywood History

Josh Winning on haunted film sets, cursed productions, and a different kind of Hollywood myth-making.

By Josh Winning | July 13, 2023

Hot Pursuit: The Brief Rise of 1970s Hixploitation Cinema

Hot Pursuit: The Brief Rise of 1970s Hixploitation Cinema

Scott Von Doviak on the drive-in movie culture that captured a yearning for fast cars on dusty roads.

By Scott Von Doviak | July 11, 2023

Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction

Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction

Sarah Hilary on great moments in coastal noir

By Sarah Hilary | July 11, 2023

The Hot Spot: The Making of a Sweaty Neo-Noir with a Soundtrack That Stands as an American Masterpiece

The Hot Spot: The Making of a Sweaty Neo-Noir with a Soundtrack That Stands as an American Masterpiece

Dennis Hopper had a vision for the 1990 film, and it involved Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and some strange movie magic.

By David Masciotra | July 7, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Cheating Hearts: On James M. Cain and Infidelity

By Michael Gonzales | July 6, 2023

Indiana Jones: Here We Go Again

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 30, 2023

Fourth of July Crime Movies

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 30, 2023

The Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

The Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

This is basically just another reminder to check out 'Justified: City Primeval'...and the new Soderbergh show!

By Dwyer Murphy | June 30, 2023

The Kaleidoscopic Immortality<br> of Jimmy Hoffa

The Kaleidoscopic Immortality
of Jimmy Hoffa

From Danny DeVito's Hoffa to Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, to numerous books, the mystery of America's most famous labor leader continues to fascinate us.

By Jesse Pasternack | June 23, 2023

How Cormac McCarthy Used Crime Fiction’s Tropes to Make Masterpieces

How Cormac McCarthy Used Crime Fiction’s Tropes to Make Masterpieces

On the author's evolving style and journeys through the darkness.

By Nick Kolakowski | June 23, 2023

The 19 Most Polished Detectives in Crime Film and TV

The 19 Most Polished Detectives in Crime Film and TV

These suave detectives and gentleman sleuths will solve your crime faster than it takes to put on their suit in the morning.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 22, 2023

Panic Like It’s 1999: <em>Analyze This</em>, <em>The Sopranos</em>, and Mob Men in Therapy

Panic Like It’s 1999: Analyze This, The Sopranos, and Mob Men in Therapy

The Sopranos and Analyze This lay bare how mobster characters...are often the personification of a problematic vision of American masculinity."">"The Sopranos and Analyze This lay bare how mobster characters...are often the personification of a problematic vision of American masculinity."

By Devin McGrath-Conwell | June 22, 2023

<em>Asteroid City</em> is Wes Anderson's Metaphysical Masterpiece

Asteroid City is Wes Anderson's Metaphysical Masterpiece

The director's new sci-fi movie is a lovely meditation on unknowable phenomena of all kinds: love, death, and aliens

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 16, 2023

How A Hollywood Costumer's Unusual Profession Inspired Her Murder Mystery

How A Hollywood Costumer's Unusual Profession Inspired Her Murder Mystery

"[C]ostume design is all about storytelling..."

By Marjorie McCown | June 14, 2023

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