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    The Most Anticipated Crime Shows of 2022

    The Most Anticipated Crime Shows of 2022

    Previewing the best new TV series of the year

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 19, 2022

    <em>The Tragedy of Macbeth</em> is a Breathtaking Exercise in Transformation

    The Tragedy of Macbeth is a Breathtaking Exercise in Transformation

    Olivia Rutigliano on Joel Coen's new Shakespearean adaptation.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 14, 2022

    The Five Michael Douglas Thrillers You Meet in Heaven

    The Five Michael Douglas Thrillers You Meet in Heaven

    Try explaining Michael Douglas to people who weren't there.

    By Dwyer Murphy | January 14, 2022

    Vampire noir came into <br>its own 50 years ago <br>with <em>The Night Stalker</em>

    Vampire noir came into
    its own 50 years ago
    with The Night Stalker

    The 70s classic tells of gritty, down-on-his luck reporter Carl Kolchak who finds himself investigating an impossible crime.

    By Keith Roysdon | January 13, 2022

    I Wrote A Book. It Was Adapted Into a Movie. Everything Went Really Well.

    I Wrote A Book. It Was Adapted Into a Movie. Everything Went Really Well.

    Darcey Bell on the surprisingly smooth experience of having her book A Simple Favor adapted for the screen.

    By Darcey Bell | January 11, 2022

    I Rewatched <em>Foyle's War</em>. The Last Two Seasons Are Shockingly Bleak.

    I Rewatched Foyle's War. The Last Two Seasons Are Shockingly Bleak.

    How did Foyle's War go from being a show about a local village's wartime effort to a show about big-city post-war existentialism?

    By Radha Vatsal | January 10, 2022

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    What to Stream This January: Intrigue along the Riviera

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 6, 2022

    How A Senate Investigation Sparked a Midcentury Wave of Gangster Noir

    By Robert Miklitsch | January 3, 2022

    There's no Die like a "Die Hard"

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 23, 2021

    The Best Crime Movies of 2021

    The Best Crime Movies of 2021

    Dueling knights, mysterious heists, conflicted informants, and autophilic serial killers.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 22, 2021

    Big Trouble in the “93”: Olivier Norek’s Banlieue Trilogy

    Big Trouble in the “93”: Olivier Norek’s Banlieue Trilogy

    A former French cop—and a writer on the hit series "Spiral"—is taking French crime fiction in a new direction.

    By Paul French | December 22, 2021

    The Best Crime and Mystery TV Shows of 2021

    The Best Crime and Mystery TV Shows of 2021

    Weary detectives, nosy Manhattanites, gentleman thieves, and suburban murderers.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 21, 2021

    Rat Pack Crime Cinema

    Rat Pack Crime Cinema

    From 1960 to 1980, Sinatra, Martin, Davis Jr. and company extended their stardom with a strange, surprising run of movies.

    By Richie Narvaez | December 21, 2021

    What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

    What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

    What good is a manor house without a murder?

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2021

    And Yet Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

    And Yet Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

    Merry Christmas from Donnie Brasco, Henry Hill, and a couple deranged hitmen.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 16, 2021

    For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

    For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

    Keith Roysdon on the sideshow's unique place in American culture

    By Keith Roysdon | December 16, 2021

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