• Noir/Hardboiled

    Is Altman’s 'The Long Goodbye' the Most Overrated Crime Film of 1973?

    The answer may depend on whether it's actually a crime film.

    March 23, 2023  By Andrew Nette
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    Why 1973 Was the Year Sidney Lumet Took on Police Corruption

    In one year, Lumet made two films about police abuse. So how come we only seem to remember 'Serpico'?

    March 23, 2023  By Andrew Nette
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    50 Years of 'The Long Goodbye'

    Reflections from Elliot Gould and from the long, complicated legacy of a private eye film made for a new era.

    March 23, 2023  By Matthew Redmond
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    Ashes in the Aspic: Elisabeth Sanxay Holding’s Life and Short Crime Fiction

    "Elisabeth Sanxay Holding [wrote] fiction which dared to divulge unsavory truths about her society..."

    March 16, 2023  By Curtis Evans
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    On Social Justice and Crime Stories

    Anne Burt looks at "four recent crime novels that seamlessly thread issues of social justice throughout their propulsive storytelling."

    March 8, 2023  By Anne Burt
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    Paul Newman’s Reflection on Noir: The 25th Anniversary of Twilight

    The close of the twentieth century brought a brilliant but neglected capper to generations of detective cinema.  

    March 6, 2023  By Glen Erik Hamilton
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    Vicki Hendricks, Miami Purity, and the Making of a Neo-Noir Classic

    The wild, funny, sexy noir that helped launch a new era of crime fiction.

    February 24, 2023  By Craig Pittman
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    5 Crime Novels That Deepen Our Understanding of Collective Trauma

    Set in the aftermath of national tragedy, these books help readers contextualize societal wounds even as they explore compelling mysteries

    February 16, 2023  By Frank Sennett
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    The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

    Steven Powell's new work on Ellroy is an ambitious biography and a fascinating glimpse into the mind of "the Demon Dog."

    February 10, 2023  By Andrew Nette
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    Kellye Garrett and Alex Segura: Two Authors Look Back on a Year of Literary Firsts

    Garrett and Segura discuss new paperbacks, the year in mystery, and what's in store for the industry.

    February 8, 2023  By Alex Segura
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