• TV & Film

    The Real Through Line from The Godfather to The Sopranos Is the American Family

    Mark Seal, author of a new book on the making of The Godfather, looks at the story's influence on David Chase's masterpiece.

    October 20, 2021  By Mark Seal
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    The Weird Intersection of Noir and Plastic Surgery

    A character with a new face is one of noir's oldest, strangest conventions. Nick Kolakowski explores.

    October 18, 2021  By Nick Kolakowski
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    What to Stream This October: Crime Movies So Scary They're Almost Horror

    Nothing says "October" like some thrilling, genre-blending films.

    October 15, 2021  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The Eeriness of Minnesota Nice

    Catherine Dang on the dark underbelly of all those polite, respectful interactions.

    October 13, 2021  By Catherine Dang
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    The Bizarre History of the Many, Many Bond Imitators of 60s and 70s Pop Culture

    For two strange decades, the spawn of Bond were everywhere.

    October 11, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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    50 Years Later, Looking Back at the Real-Life Crime Network That Inspired The French Connection

    Andrew Nette remembers life in Vientiane, where "Air Opium" planes flew opium from Laos to Saigon's Chinatown.

    October 8, 2021  By Andrew Nette
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    Could On Her Majesty's Secret Service be the best Bond film?

    The Bond franchise's swinging 1969 instalment, starring George Lazenby and Diana Rigg, is its most unique.

    October 8, 2021  By Julia Sirmons
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    Of Mice-Detectives and Men:
    In Praise of
    The Great Mouse Detective

    Revisiting Disney's classic but oft-overlooked Sherlock Holmes pastiche, featuring mice and Vincent Price

    October 7, 2021  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

    Readers shouldn't set too high a bar for fictional empathy—and authors shouldn't indulge in exaggerated excuses for their character's bad behavior.

    October 5, 2021  By John Copenhaver
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    Publishing Is a Nightmare: 31 Horror Films about Writing, Reading, and the Book Business

    Fill your October with the horrors of literature.

    October 1, 2021  By Celia Mattison
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