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Writing a (Twisted) Love Letter to <em>Murder, She Wrote</em>

Writing a (Twisted) Love Letter to Murder, She Wrote

"[U]nderneath all that coziness is an unspoken edge watching through a modern lens."

By Alexa Donne | October 7, 2022

Theo Wenner on Shooting Homicides and the Detectives Who Live With Them

Theo Wenner on Shooting Homicides and the Detectives Who Live With Them

Photographer Theo Wenner spent years around New York City homicide detectives. His new book captures them like never before.

By Lisa Levy | October 5, 2022

The Best New Crime Shows Coming in October

The Best New Crime Shows Coming in October

Are you ready for the new 'Magpie Murders' series? Your mother is.

By Dwyer Murphy | September 30, 2022

The Complicated Life of Leo Marks

The Complicated Life of Leo Marks

An early fascination with Edgar Allan Poe coursed through his work as a wartime cartographer and later, a provocative screenwriter.

By Scott Adlerberg | September 29, 2022

On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

Or, How Rudyard Kipling Brought Sex to the Movies

By Michael Mayo | September 27, 2022

Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

Keith Roysdon on the life and legacy of one of America's most notorious killers.

By Keith Roysdon | September 27, 2022

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Confess, Fletch is a Perfect Combination of the PI-Noir and the Caper

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 23, 2022

Scenes from a Marriage: Watching the "Thin Man" Movies as a Set

By Hector DeJean | September 23, 2022

The Most Underrated Witches in Media

By Gretchen Rue | September 23, 2022

<em>See How They Run</em> is about the Theatricality of Whodunnits

See How They Run is about the Theatricality of Whodunnits

The game new mystery film turns out to be a riff on Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap, among other delightful surprises

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 16, 2022

Five Ways to Break Up, According to Michael Mann’s Films

Five Ways to Break Up, According to Michael Mann’s Films

Breakups are hard. Too many mistakes, regrets, recriminations. Too many SWAT team members assembling outside...

By Nick Kolakowski | September 16, 2022

2 or 3 Things I Know About Godard

2 or 3 Things I Know About Godard

An obituary, kind of.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 13, 2022

There's <em>Irma Vep</em> and then there's <em>Irma Vep</em>

There's Irma Vep and then there's Irma Vep

Julia Sirmons reflects on Oliver Assayas's classic meta-film and his own new television adaptation.

By Julia Sirmons | September 12, 2022

The trailer for <em>Knives Out 2</em> has been released!

The trailer for Knives Out 2 has been released!

And the poster, too!

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 8, 2022

War Movies: An Essential Primer

War Movies: An Essential Primer

These films prove that every good war movie is an anti-war movie.

By James R. Benn | September 6, 2022

<em>Loving Highsmith</em> Peeks into Patricia Highsmith’s Guarded Interior Life

Loving Highsmith Peeks into Patricia Highsmith’s Guarded Interior Life

The new film from Eva Vitija asks us to consider Highsmith's vulnerability.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 2, 2022

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