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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

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

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

Terror, horror and noir: they came from the small screen...

By Keith Roysdon | July 12, 2021

Quentin Tarantino Wrote a

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

This is not your usual novelization of a movie. It's much stranger.

By Nick Kolakowski | July 12, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Summertime Crime Movies: In the Woods

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 9, 2021

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

By Craig Pittman | July 9, 2021

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

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

Barry Gifford on the History of Noir and Black Lizard Books

Barry Gifford on the History of Noir and Black Lizard Books

In conversation with the author, screenwriter, and founding editor of Black Lizard.

By Zach Vasquez | June 28, 2021

Summertime Crime Movies: Small Towns

Summertime Crime Movies: Small Towns

We've got some ideas about what you should be watching this summer. Here's our fourth batch of recommendations.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 24, 2021

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