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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

My First Thriller: David Morrell

My First Thriller: David Morrell

How the 'First Blood' author went from being a graduate student writing Faulkner imitations to reinventing the action novel.

By Rick Pullen | August 13, 2020

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

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

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

By Otto Penzler | August 10, 2020

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My Life in True Crime

By Kim Powers | August 6, 2020

The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 5, 2020

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

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

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 4

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 4

The Godfather (1972)

By Otto Penzler | July 24, 2020

On Class, Capitalism and Urban Planning in <em>Who Framed Roger Rabbit</em>

On Class, Capitalism and Urban Planning in Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Robert Zemeckis's visually stunning wild ride through cartoons is also a breakneck excoriation of disenfranchisement.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 23, 2020

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