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    Juries and Judgement in Hollywood Cinema

    Juries and Judgement in Hollywood Cinema

    Sometimes, the jury is part of the movie—and sometimes, the viewers are the jury.

    By Graham Moore | February 20, 2020

    On Cults, and the <br>Weight of Family

    On Cults, and the
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    Leaving a cult is hard. It's even harder when the cult is your family.

    By Nile Cappello | February 19, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #27

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #27

    Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

    By Otto Penzler | February 19, 2020

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 28

    Rebecca (1940)

    By Otto Penzler | February 18, 2020

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #29

    The Big Sleep (1946)

    By Otto Penzler | February 17, 2020

    True Romance: 7 Noir Love Stories

    True Romance: 7 Noir Love Stories

    This Valentine's Day, consider some noir counter-programming.

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #30

    The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

    By Otto Penzler | February 13, 2020

    100 Years Ago, the World's Biggest Action Star Was a Woman Named Pearl

    100 Years Ago, the World's Biggest Action Star Was a Woman Named Pearl

    The forgotten history of "Fearless Peerless Pearl" and the brief heyday of silent movie action heroines.

    By Radha Vatsal | February 12, 2020

    The Difficult Art of Ending a Crime Fiction Series

    The Difficult Art of Ending a Crime Fiction Series

    Two authors—working from opposite ends of Florida—bring epic noir series to a close, and live to tell the tale.

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #31

    Murder, My Sweet (1944)

    By Otto Penzler | February 12, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #32

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #32

    The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    By Otto Penzler | February 11, 2020

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #33

    Criss Cross (1949)

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    'The Outsider' Is a Classic Monster Story. So Why Disguise It as a Detective Show?

    'The Outsider' Is a Classic Monster Story. So Why Disguise It as a Detective Show?

    HBO's new Stephen King adaptation plays a complex genre game.

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