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The Top Ten TV Dramas for People Who Like True Crime

The Top Ten TV Dramas for People Who Like True Crime

Whatever you're looking for from a crime story, these ten television shows deliver.

By Tim Norbeck | July 15, 2022

Theater and Other <br>Criminal Acts

Theater and Other
Criminal Acts

What famous crime stories and films borrow from theater

By Ann Aptaker | July 13, 2022

A Beginner's Guide to Using (and Exploding) Horror Tropes

A Beginner's Guide to Using (and Exploding) Horror Tropes

"A trope can be as complex and metaphorical as a labyrinthine haunted house, or as a simple as the image of a bloody knife."

By Eva V. Gibson | July 11, 2022

All Falked Up

All Falked Up

On the big heart of Columbo and the uniqueness of its star

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 8, 2022

7 Movies Depicting a “Perfect” Murder

7 Movies Depicting a “Perfect” Murder

"Just getting away with murder doesn’t make it perfect...No, we need more than that."

By David Ellis | July 8, 2022

Your Guide to the Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

Your Guide to the Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

A new series from Dennis Lehane is coming to your screen in July, and more, although really that ought to be enough.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 1, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Knives Out 2 has a title and a release date!

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 29, 2022

Norman Lloyd, King of the Hitchcock Collaborators

By Keith Roysdon | June 24, 2022

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

By Zach Vasquez | June 21, 2022

Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

10 years later, the seminal thriller still has a few twists and reveals left for unsuspecting readers.

By Lisa Levy | June 20, 2022

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Do you want to see British people solving mysteries in the south of France or the hills of Italy?

By Dwyer Murphy | June 17, 2022

The Story of Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Quite Possibly the Strangest American Crime Film of the 1970s

The Story of Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Quite Possibly the Strangest American Crime Film of the 1970s

Prime Cut was a movie filled with stars – and violent, grotesque meat metaphors. Also, it was a mirror for the decade's American experience.

By Andrew Nette | June 16, 2022

An exclusive first look at the new Netflix true crime documentary, <em>Girl in the Picture</em>

An exclusive first look at the new Netflix true crime documentary, Girl in the Picture

A new investigation into the woman known as Sharon Marshall.

By CrimeReads | June 15, 2022

Don’t Stop Believing: Mystery at the Heart of <em>The Sopranos</em>

Don’t Stop Believing: Mystery at the Heart of The Sopranos

15 years after it went off the air, the show's commitment to spirituality and ambiguity still set it apart.

By Zach Vasquez | June 10, 2022

Adi Alsaid: On Art and My Stupid Little Notebook

Adi Alsaid: On Art and My Stupid Little Notebook

"[W]e live in a uniquely rich world of art. And only about a third of it is Christmas rom-coms on Netflix."

By Adi Alsaid | June 9, 2022

Cornell Woolrich, the Dark Prince of Noir

Cornell Woolrich, the Dark Prince of Noir

David Gordon on the world of Woolrich, ruled by fate, laced with poetry, unspooling like a dream.

By David Gordon | June 6, 2022

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