• TV & Film

    People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes Inspired Generations of Storytellers

    The Long Cultural Afterlife of a Horrifying Crime

    February 24, 2020  By S.L. McInnis
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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 25

    The Lady Vanishes (1938)

    February 24, 2020  By Otto Penzler
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    These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

    Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and other greats who found inspiration in real crimes.

    February 21, 2020  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

    In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.

    February 21, 2020  By David Masciotra
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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 26

    Body Heat (1981)

    February 21, 2020  By Otto Penzler
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    Money Ain’t a Thang: 'Paid in Full' and the Culture That Rose out of New York's Crack Era

    In the 1980s, the city was ravaged by a new drug. But a new culture, born of the same streets, was on the rise, too.

    February 20, 2020  By Michael Gonzales
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    Juries and Judgement in Hollywood Cinema

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

    February 20, 2020  By Graham Moore
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    On Cults, and the
    Weight of Family

    Leaving a cult is hard. It's even harder when the cult is your family.

    February 19, 2020  By Nile Cappello
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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #27

    Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

    February 19, 2020  By Otto Penzler
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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 28

    Rebecca (1940)

    February 18, 2020  By Otto Penzler
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