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    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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    The Technicolor Noir of 'West Side Story'

    By Zach Vasquez | December 15, 2021

    Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

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    On the Murder Mystery Movie Written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins

    By Julia Sirmons | December 10, 2021

    Mannix Was Vintage TV’s Perfect Savvy PI

    Mannix Was Vintage TV’s Perfect Savvy PI

    From 1967 to 1975, the heyday of the checked sport coat, Joe Mannix was on the case.

    By Keith Roysdon | December 10, 2021

    The 1980s: A Forgotten Golden Age of Crime Television

    The 1980s: A Forgotten Golden Age of Crime Television

    Author and showrunner Howard Michael Gould looks back on six underappreciated gems of 80s crime television.

    By Howard Michael Gould | December 7, 2021

    Get Wise to <em>Get Smart</em>

    Get Wise to Get Smart

    Looking back on Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's groundbreaking spy comedy series

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 1, 2021

    The Underappreciated Genius of William Lindsay Gresham's <em>Nightmare Alley</em>

    The Underappreciated Genius of William Lindsay Gresham's Nightmare Alley

    An American classic of fear and manipulation.

    By Nick Tosches | November 30, 2021

    Nice Heists: Movies Where the Big Score Basically Goes According to Plan

    Nice Heists: Movies Where the Big Score Basically Goes According to Plan

    In some heist movies, it's all about perfect execution, camaraderie, and the pleasure of working with proper villains.

    By Nick Kolakowski | November 24, 2021

    Reject Tradition and Watch a Crime Drama This Thanksgiving

    Reject Tradition and Watch a Crime Drama This Thanksgiving

    Who needs football and family when you could watch a moody deconstruction from William Friedkin instead?

    By Celia Mattison | November 24, 2021

    10 Underappreciated American Noirs of the Late 1950s and the 1960s

    10 Underappreciated American Noirs of the Late 1950s and the 1960s

    Andrew Nette examines the largely forgotten period of American cinema that came between classic film noir and 1970s neo-noir.

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