• TV & Film

    Let’s All Be Final Girls

    Stephen Graham Jones on the evolution of the slasher film and its central figure—the final girl.

    August 31, 2021  By Stephen Graham Jones
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    Manhunter Takes Down Thief: How Michael Mann’s Early Career Led to ‘Heat’

    'Heat' is the director's masterpiece. It was also the culmination of decades of experimenting with the archetypal cops and thieves.

    August 31, 2021  By Nick Kolakowski
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    A Rumination on DCI Jane Tennison

    Looking back at the beloved series "Prime Suspect" and its curt, magnetic, mighty protagonist.

    August 26, 2021  By Julia Sirmons
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    On the Pretty, Pent-Up Crime Films of Wes Anderson

    Trapped in bright, beautiful, but stiff aesthetics, Anderson's characters often find themselves turning to crimes and schemes when trying to express their true feelings.

    August 25, 2021  By Jesse Pasternack
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    Art Theft and Forgery: The Best TV, Movies, and Documentaries Now Streaming

    There's no better escape than into the rarefied world of fine art and even finer forgeries...

    August 19, 2021  By Jonathan Santlofer
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    A Better Life: 10 Crime Films About Unauthorized Immigrants

    "When powerful people are trying to convince you that powerless people are the threat, they’re lying to you."

    August 18, 2021  By Johnny Shaw
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    Die Hard with a Vengeance is the most relatable "summer in the city" movie ever

    "Too many films are love-letters to New York City; Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."

    August 12, 2021  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    1980s Noir Films Are Better Than 1940s Noir Films: Discuss.

    1980s crime films are more sophisticated than their 1940s predecessors. But are they better?

    July 30, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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    The Dark History of The Indian Runner, Sean Penn's Meditation on American Violence, By Way of Bruce Springsteen

    In 1982, Penn was dating Springsteen's sister and became obsessed with the Nebraska track, "Highway Patrolman."

    July 30, 2021  By David Masciotra
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    Let's Talk About Sneakers, the Most Charming, Baffling Espionage/Heist Movie
    of the 1990s

    The 90s surveillance caper flick circles various genres with reckless abandon... and somehow it works.

    July 29, 2021  By Olivia Rutigliano
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