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The Great Third Wheels of Literature

The Great Third Wheels of Literature

Examining the thrill and the horror of the unwanted third person.

By Annaleese Jochems | November 20, 2019

Film Noir Perfectly Captures the Mass Torment and Paranoia of the Mid-Twentieth Century

Film Noir Perfectly Captures the Mass Torment and Paranoia of the Mid-Twentieth Century

Movies and Literature Were Insistent that Society was a Madhouse

By Troy Rondinone | November 20, 2019

<em>Psycho</em> Invented the Spoiler Alert as We Know It

Psycho Invented the Spoiler Alert as We Know It

A very personal history of trying to prevent spoiling cinema's first great shocking twist (and yes, there are spoilers ahead)

By Jesse Pasternack | November 19, 2019

The Strange Cultural Legacy of <em>Charlie's Angels</em>

The Strange Cultural Legacy of Charlie's Angels

The Angels have always existed in the borderlands between feminism and the patriarchy.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 15, 2019

25 Years Later, Reconsidering the Fallout from <em>Heavenly Creatures</em>

25 Years Later, Reconsidering the Fallout from Heavenly Creatures

A real-life story of love, coming-of-age, murder, film adaptation, and pseudonymous crime writing.

By Nile Cappello | November 15, 2019

Brooklyn Bad Boyz: <br>The Night I Was Shot

Brooklyn Bad Boyz:
The Night I Was Shot

In 2011, Michael Gonzales was shot on his doorstep in Brooklyn. Unexpectedly, the bullet traced back to a legendary hip-hop feud.

By Michael Gonzales | November 13, 2019

Best Reviewed
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Six Mafia Classics You Won't Want to Miss

By Sean Rea | November 11, 2019

The Most Cathartic Moments of Movie Violence

By Zach Vasquez | November 8, 2019

What to Watch in November: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

By Camille LeBlanc | November 8, 2019

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #35

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #35

The Untouchables (1987)

By Otto Penzler | November 7, 2019

Noah Hawley and Billy Bob Thornton Look Back at the First Season of <em>Fargo</em>

Noah Hawley and Billy Bob Thornton Look Back at the First Season of Fargo

The creator and star of Fargo's first season discuss adapting the Coen brothers and creating a modern classic of noir.

By Noah Hawley | November 5, 2019

Joseph Kanon: Why Spies Are the Ideal Subjects for Writers

Joseph Kanon: Why Spies Are the Ideal Subjects for Writers

Two spy novelists sit down to discuss fiction, turning points in history, how we inherited our world from The Third Man.

By Paul Vidich | November 5, 2019

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #36

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #36

Goodfellas (1990)

By Otto Penzler | November 4, 2019

Havana: A World Capital of Crime Fiction

Havana: A World Capital of Crime Fiction

Crime and the City Visits Cuba

By Paul French | November 4, 2019

8 of the Most Genuinely Terrifying Novels Ever Written

8 of the Most Genuinely Terrifying Novels Ever Written

"The following books exist as vessels of terror, and I present them to you unabashedly."

By Michael Seidlinger | November 4, 2019

Everything You Need to Know About the World of <em>Watchmen</em>, HBO’s New Crime Drama

Everything You Need to Know About the World of Watchmen, HBO’s New Crime Drama

Yes, it is a crime drama. And it is even stranger than you've heard.

By Lincoln Michel | November 1, 2019

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