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    Don’t Turn My Book into a TV Series 

    Don’t Turn My Book into a TV Series 

    Jason Mosberg on Hollywood's IP craze and the dream of an original idea (and an original script).

    By Jason Mosberg | August 30, 2022

    The Best Crime Shows Coming Out in September

    The Best Crime Shows Coming Out in September

    Now streaming: fake ids, well-dressed lawyers, American Gigolos.

    By Dwyer Murphy | August 30, 2022

    Hungry Like a Dog: James Ellroy Will Not Stop Being James Ellroy

    Hungry Like a Dog: James Ellroy Will Not Stop Being James Ellroy

    A conversation with the author (and now podcaster) who has no intention of pulling back his writing or his personality.

    By M.R. Allan | August 26, 2022

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Do you feel more like radical politics, corrupt expats, or spies in costumes?

    By Dwyer Murphy | August 26, 2022

    The Soap Opera That Brought a Noir Edge to Daytime TV

    The Soap Opera That Brought a Noir Edge to Daytime TV

    ‘The Edge of Night’ gave soap viewers daily murder and mayhem

    By Keith Roysdon | August 24, 2022

    Bad Mutha: On the Life and Art of Isaac Hayes

    Bad Mutha: On the Life and Art of Isaac Hayes

    How the composer, actor, and Black Moses soul man put his indelible stamp on the culture.

    By Michael Gonzales | August 19, 2022

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    On the 1981 Wonderland Murders and the 2003 film that reconstructs its events

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    You Can't Look Away: On Responsibility and Horror

    You Can't Look Away: On Responsibility and Horror

    What is the responsibility of the author - and the audience - in creating and consuming horror?

    By Michael Seidlinger | August 16, 2022

    The Best Underrated Mystery Series Streaming Now

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    Kris Calvin on four mystery series with the potential to be your next bingeing obsession.

    By Kris Calvin | August 15, 2022

    I'll Always Be Chasing <br><em>Bullet Train</em>

    I'll Always Be Chasing
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    The new film from David Leitch about various dangerous strangers on a train is a delightfully breakneck ride

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 12, 2022

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    Juvenile Delinquency and the “Sinister Adolescents” of Moonrise Kingdom

    Wes Anderson's film about two misunderstood preteens has more in common with Terrence Malick’s Badlands than it might seem.

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    Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

    Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

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    As Seen on Screen: The Horror of the Horror-Movie Writer

    As Seen on Screen: The Horror of the Horror-Movie Writer

    "There are horror movies about writers, and then there is the horror of seeing the realities of the writing life rendered on the big screen."

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    <em>Bodies Bodies Bodies</em> is a Vicious Parody of Online Culture and a Tight Little Murder Mystery

    Bodies Bodies Bodies is a Vicious Parody of Online Culture and a Tight Little Murder Mystery

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