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Did Charles Dickens's <em>Bleak House</em> Inspire <em>Murder on the Orient Express</em>?

Did Charles Dickens's Bleak House Inspire Murder on the Orient Express?

Agatha Christie simply couldn't get enough of Dickens's nearly-one-thousand-page-tome. She even wrote a screenplay version.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 29, 2026

Melodrama-Monster-Myth: What Twin Peaks Taught Me about Subverting Genre

Melodrama-Monster-Myth: What Twin Peaks Taught Me about Subverting Genre

"That genre slipperiness is, I think, precisely what keeps the melodrama from feeling tropey and the horror from feeling unmoored."

By Jen Julian | July 24, 2026

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

In a barren week on the TV calendar, it might be week for a really, really weird Tom Hardy trip.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 24, 2026

The Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins's <em>No Name</em>

The Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins's No Name

In No Name, the heroine Magdalen Vanstone tries to use her acting skills to become a detective... but, by Victorian standards, her actions almost turn her into a criminal.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 23, 2026

The Top Five Crime Movies Set On Submarines

The Top Five Crime Movies Set On Submarines

Subaquatic crime!

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 22, 2026

A Conversation About 'The Kidnapping of Arabella,' An Italian Road Movie from Writer-Director Carolina Cavalli

A Conversation About 'The Kidnapping of Arabella,' An Italian Road Movie from Writer-Director Carolina Cavalli

The new movie features two misfits and Chris Pine speaking in Italian.

By Radha Vatsal | July 20, 2026

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They're in That??: The Bond Villain Henchman Who Played The Twilight Zone's Most Famous Alien

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 17, 2026

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By Dwyer Murphy | July 17, 2026

She’s Just Not That Into You, Bear: Gendered Desire in Obsession

By Natasha Lancaster | July 16, 2026

There's a new Series Adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's <em>The Shards</em>

There's a new Series Adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards

The show, from producer Ryan Murphy, will air on FX this August, and there's a new trailer out now!

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 15, 2026

Miranda Smith's 6 Favorite Novels to Pair with Alfred Hitchcock Films

Miranda Smith's 6 Favorite Novels to Pair with Alfred Hitchcock Films

What to read if you love Psycho, Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, and other iconic flicks

By Miranda Smith | July 15, 2026

Mike Flanagan Made a TV adaptation of <em>Carrie</em>

Mike Flanagan Made a TV adaptation of Carrie

The creator of Midnight Mass and the adaptor of Doctor Sleep takes on another Stephen King classic

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 14, 2026

Sleepy Crime Movies For Warm Summer Nights

Sleepy Crime Movies For Warm Summer Nights

Crime movies to... relax to?

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 13, 2026

Salvador Dalí made a Tarot Deck for the James Bond film <em>Live and Let Die</em>

Salvador Dalí made a Tarot Deck for the James Bond film Live and Let Die

It never made it into the film, but he finished all 78 cards.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 10, 2026

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

Featuring a New York City-set crime saga and a really, really long walk.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 10, 2026

The Saudi Woman Who's Reimagining Filmmaking – and the Murder Mystery

The Saudi Woman Who's Reimagining Filmmaking – and the Murder Mystery

In short order, Haifaa Al Mansour has become one of Saudi Arabia's best known directors.

By Radha Vatsal | July 9, 2026

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