Looking Back on Jonathan Demme's Debut: <em>Caged Heat</em>

Looking Back on Jonathan Demme's Debut: Caged Heat

Jesse Pasternack makes the case that Demme's film about women in prison is the "perfect" debut.

By Jesse Pasternack | December 26, 2025

The Great Fictional Mystery Authors of Classic TV

The Great Fictional Mystery Authors of Classic TV

Abigail Porterfield, Audrey Brewster, Simon Hastings, and other mystery authors that existed only on the small screen

By Hector DeJean | December 23, 2025

Against All Odds, Here Are 10 More Crime Movies You Probably Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Against All Odds, Here Are 10 More Crime Movies You Probably Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Our seventh list in this series features Randle McMurphy, Robert Mitchum in his scariest role, and William Friedkin

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 19, 2025

Inside the World of Brubaker and Phillips' Criminal – on the Page and Screen

Inside the World of Brubaker and Phillips' Criminal – on the Page and Screen

Ed Brubaker and Alex Segura discuss all things 'Criminal'

By Alex Segura | December 19, 2025

‘The Killer’: A French Comic’s Deepest Dive into a Hitman’s Heart

‘The Killer’: A French Comic’s Deepest Dive into a Hitman’s Heart

Nick Kołakowski on an epic French crime comic.

By Nick Kolakowski | December 19, 2025

The Best Crime TV Series of 2025

The Best Crime TV Series of 2025

Disgruntled employees, flatulent spies, rumpled truthstorians and more!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 18, 2025

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  • The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
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We Love You, Rob Reiner

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2025

Wake Up Dead Man Knows the Whodunnit is Inherently Political. (It's also a Perfect Movie.)

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 12, 2025

The Best Crime Movies of 2025

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 11, 2025

Attention, Nerds: There's a Pilot In the Works Called <em>Trivia Night Mysteries</em>

Attention, Nerds: There's a Pilot In the Works Called Trivia Night Mysteries

News of a portential whodunnit series from former Family Guy Showrunner Steve Callaghan

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 9, 2025

<em>Ready or Not</em> Has a Sequel!

Ready or Not Has a Sequel!

And it co-stars David Cronenberg!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 8, 2025

There is now a <em>Sesame Street</em> <em>Knives Out</em> Pastiche, Called

There is now a Sesame Street Knives Out Pastiche, Called "Forks Out."

Meet the world's greatest Muppet detective, Beignet Blanc. (I'm screaming with joy.)

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2025

Masterpiece Mystery has a New Mystery!

Masterpiece Mystery has a New Mystery!

Introducing Winter, starring Richard Armitage as a Bristol-based pathologist-turned sleuth

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2025

Gianni Russo on the Mafia, Unions, and Why You'll Never Find Jimmy Hoffa's Remains

Gianni Russo on the Mafia, Unions, and Why You'll Never Find Jimmy Hoffa's Remains

An excerpt from "Mafia Secrets: Untold Tales from the Hollywood Godfather"

By Gianni Russo | December 3, 2025

Tom Stoppard's Secret <em>Indiana Jones</em> Rewrites

Tom Stoppard's Secret Indiana Jones Rewrites

The extraordinary playwright and screenwriter is responsible for some of cinema's greatest dialogue

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 2, 2025

Where Were You When You Saw Oliver Stone’s JFK?

Where Were You When You Saw Oliver Stone’s JFK?

Chris Hauty on some seminal moments in a long cultural fascination with the JFK assassination.

By Chris Hauty | December 2, 2025

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