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    This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch <em>The Fugitive</em>

    This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch The Fugitive

    Most people don't realize that the beloved thriller is a "Saint Patrick's Day movie," or even what that means, but it is. Oh, it is.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2021

    Discover the Weird, Mythical, Mystical World of <em>Fire Bones</em>

    Discover the Weird, Mythical, Mystical World of Fire Bones

    William Boyle on a new transmedia work steeped in noir and Deep South carnivalesque

    By William Boyle | March 15, 2021

    It's Day 362 of My Lockdown and <em>French Kiss</em> Still Isn't Available for Streaming

    It's Day 362 of My Lockdown and French Kiss Still Isn't Available for Streaming

    An investigation into one of the great digital mysteries of the rom-com / crime fiction world.

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 10, 2021

    Four Classic Summer Camp Horror Movies Ready For A Re-Watch

    Four Classic Summer Camp Horror Movies Ready For A Re-Watch

    The ’80s were a blur of dodgy pop music and big hair, but they produced some awesome horror.

    By Natasha Preston | March 10, 2021

    Six Movies (and One TV Show) Featuring Genetically Engineered Soldiers

    Six Movies (and One TV Show) Featuring Genetically Engineered Soldiers

    They've got plenty of skills. But can they find their humanity?

    By Christine Feehan | March 8, 2021

    A (Big) Dig Into the Roots of Boston Noir

    A (Big) Dig Into the Roots of Boston Noir

    Private eyes, priests, and public corruption. Boston has a noir all its own and a decades-long tradition.

    By Luke Poling | March 5, 2021

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    Please Let Me Live In One of These Cool Houses Owned by Fictional Lady Spies

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 5, 2021

    My First Thriller: Tom Straw

    By Rick Pullen | March 4, 2021

    A Requiem for the Horses in the Coen Brothers' True Grit

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 3, 2021

    Also, SNL's True Crime Murder Song is Very Funny

    Also, SNL's True Crime Murder Song is Very Funny

    Just in case you missed it...

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 1, 2021

    How Shane Black's Love Letter to 1970s Crime Fiction Put a Spotlight on Robert Terrall

    How Shane Black's Love Letter to 1970s Crime Fiction Put a Spotlight on Robert Terrall

    Robert Terrall was a stalwart of the pulp fiction scene in the 60s and 70s. His son recalls his life and career, and a recent revival.

    By Ben Terrall | March 1, 2021

    If you want to laugh, watch this Mitchell and Webb sketch about two rival actors playing Holmes and Watson

    If you want to laugh, watch this Mitchell and Webb sketch about two rival actors playing Holmes and Watson

    Holmes and Watson are at it again, this time solving the case of how to make us feel joy again.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 26, 2021

    What If the Baker Street Irregulars Were the Ones Really Solving All Those Mysteries?

    What If the Baker Street Irregulars Were the Ones Really Solving All Those Mysteries?

    A first look at the new Netflix series that turns the world of Sherlock Holmes on its head. (Yes, Holmes and Watson are villains.)

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 23, 2021

    An Elegy for the Quiet Genius of <em>Counterpart</em>

    An Elegy for the Quiet Genius of Counterpart

    That cross-genre sci-fi spy thriller is just as confusing as you've heard and probably the best espionage series in years.

    By Keith Roysdon | February 19, 2021

    Why Did Raymond Chandler Hate <em>Strangers on a Train</em> So Intensely?

    Why Did Raymond Chandler Hate Strangers on a Train So Intensely?

    Chandler's feud with Alfred Hitchcock had a special venom, but why?

    By Dwyer Murphy | February 18, 2021

    Movies In Which the Villains Get Captured <br> as Part of the Plan

    Movies In Which the Villains Get Captured
    as Part of the Plan

    A sub-list inspired by our Prison Escape Movie ranking

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 18, 2021

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