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    1980s Noir Films Are Better Than 1940s Noir Films: Discuss.

    1980s Noir Films Are Better Than 1940s Noir Films: Discuss.

    1980s crime films are more sophisticated than their 1940s predecessors. But are they better?

    By Keith Roysdon | July 30, 2021

    The Dark History of <em>The Indian Runner</em>, Sean Penn's Meditation on American Violence, By Way of Bruce Springsteen

    The Dark History of The Indian Runner, Sean Penn's Meditation on American Violence, By Way of Bruce Springsteen

    In 1982, Penn was dating Springsteen's sister and became obsessed with the Nebraska track, "Highway Patrolman."

    By David Masciotra | July 30, 2021

    Let's Talk About <em>Sneakers</em>, the Most Charming, Baffling Espionage/Heist Movie <br> of the 1990s

    Let's Talk About Sneakers, the Most Charming, Baffling Espionage/Heist Movie
    of the 1990s

    The 90s surveillance caper flick circles various genres with reckless abandon... and somehow it works.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 29, 2021

    John Candy Rants About Hollywood in a <br>Calgary Hotel Room

    John Candy Rants About Hollywood in a
    Calgary Hotel Room

    "Only someone who has experienced that kind of love and adoration can so deeply feel its absence."

    By Tommy Swerdlow | July 23, 2021

    Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

    Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

    Crime writers discuss cold brew coffee and riding the tiger.

    By Eli Cranor | July 15, 2021

    The 30 Best Diner Scenes in Crime Movies, Ranked

    The 30 Best Diner Scenes in Crime Movies, Ranked

    What's on the menu? Only some of the best sequences in cinema. And pancakes.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 15, 2021

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    In 1970s America, Bizarre TV Movie Thrillers Were All the Rage

    By Keith Roysdon | July 12, 2021

    Quentin Tarantino Wrote a "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Novel—Here's What You Need to Know

    By Nick Kolakowski | July 12, 2021

    Summertime Crime Movies: In the Woods

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 9, 2021

    The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, <em>Mr. Arkadin</em>

    The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, Mr. Arkadin

    The 1955 film was supposed to be Welles' masterpiece. Or maybe it was just a lark. Or a KGB-funded money laundering enterprise.

    By Craig Pittman | July 9, 2021

    The Reimagined <em>Mosquito Coast</em> Is a Hitchcockian Chase Thriller With a Social Critique

    The Reimagined Mosquito Coast Is a Hitchcockian Chase Thriller With a Social Critique

    The new Apple TV+ series takes on American exceptionalism but delivers it with a stylish story about a family pursued.

    By Harrison Blackman | July 9, 2021

    Amnesia in Literature and Film

    Amnesia in Literature and Film

    Unreliable narrators and mysteries of memory ratchet up the suspense in remarkable ways.

    By Liv Constantine | July 9, 2021

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? July 4th Edition

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? July 4th Edition

    Families on the run, gangsters in Berlin, and spies in Warsaw.

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 2, 2021

    Five Great Movies Based on Patricia Highsmith Books (That Aren't the Ripley Adaptations)

    Five Great Movies Based on Patricia Highsmith Books (That Aren't the Ripley Adaptations)

    New wave cinema is full of interesting Highsmith adaptations you may have missed.

    By Tanner Tafelski | July 1, 2021

    A Quiet Hero: Why George Smiley Is and Always Has Been the Protagonist We Need

    A Quiet Hero: Why George Smiley Is and Always Has Been the Protagonist We Need

    "...a play in which the hero kept silent and everyone round him spoke incessantly"

    By Neil Sharpson | July 1, 2021

    American Dreamers: On Frank Lucas, Jay-Z and a New York City Crime Epic

    American Dreamers: On Frank Lucas, Jay-Z and a New York City Crime Epic

    Talking with Jay-Z about growing up in New York, the gangster dream, and finding inspiration from a bygone era.

    By Michael Gonzales | June 30, 2021

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