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    Confessions of a <br>True Crime Addict

    Confessions of a
    True Crime Addict

    Our appetite for crime shows, and their loosely fictionalized cousins, only continues to grow...

    By Matthew Farrell | September 4, 2020

    Why <em>The Sting</em> Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

    Why The Sting Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

    In George Roy Hill's legendary confidence game, seeing is both believing and make-believing.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 27, 2020

    The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

    The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

    Graham Greene's postwar Vienna crime opus takes center stage.

    By Otto Penzler | August 24, 2020

    What Is the Canadian Dream? And How Do You Write About It?

    What Is the Canadian Dream? And How Do You Write About It?

    In part two of a roundtable discussion, women crime authors discuss systemic injustice, police brutality, and pandemic writing.

    By Lisa Levy | August 21, 2020

    What I Learned About Myself While Tallying The Body Count of Ozark's First Season

    What I Learned About Myself While Tallying The Body Count of Ozark's First Season

    Why do we have such a good time watching the spectacle of on-screen violence?

    By David Thomson | August 19, 2020

    Seven Thrillers About Filmmakers and Subversive Art

    Seven Thrillers About Filmmakers and Subversive Art

    A new trend features feminist filmmakers and behind-the-scenes players subverting genres long tarnished by misogyny.

    By Kate Reed Petty | August 14, 2020

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    My First Thriller: David Morrell

    By Rick Pullen | August 13, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

    By Otto Penzler | August 10, 2020

    My Life in True Crime

    By Kim Powers | August 6, 2020

    The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

    The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

    They're like heist movies but more charming, and also sometimes goofy, and occasionally confusing, but in a sexy way.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 5, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #3

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #3

    Chinatown (1974)

    By Otto Penzler | July 30, 2020

    The 50 Most Iconic Heist Movies, Ranked

    The 50 Most Iconic Heist Movies, Ranked

    It's time for one last job—and that job is deciding which heist movie is the greatest of all-time.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 29, 2020

    How Film Noir Will Forever Change Your Worldview

    How Film Noir Will Forever Change Your Worldview

    Decades later, Loren D. Estleman is still under the spell of that essential art form: the film noir.

    By Loren D. Estleman | July 28, 2020

    It's Time for More Period Dramas to Embrace the Diversity of People of Color

    It's Time for More Period Dramas to Embrace the Diversity of People of Color

    Un-Whitewashing the Past

    By Radha Vatsal | July 27, 2020

    The Real Life Crimes Behind Ida Lupino's <em>The Hitch-Hiker</em>

    The Real Life Crimes Behind Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker

    This 1953 classic noir, the first to be directed by a woman, was based on the chilling exploits of a cheerful sociopath.

    By Harold Schechter | July 27, 2020

    All in a Day's Work: Why Do the Parker Novels Still Resonate So Powerfully?

    All in a Day's Work: Why Do the Parker Novels Still Resonate So Powerfully?

    Fifty years later, Donald Westlake's passion for the logistics of crime captures our imaginations.

    By Nick Kolakowski | July 24, 2020

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