• Genres

    Toxic Teachers and Pesky Protégés in Fiction, Film, and Theatre

    Strange power dynamics, tense settings, and more.

    March 24, 2023  By Jody Gehrman
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    In Praise of The Cross Genre Novel

    'More and more fiction crosses the boundaries of so called "genre"'

    March 24, 2023  By Jacqueline Winspear
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    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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    Which 1973 Heist / Grifter Movie Should You Watch This Weekend?

    There are so many to choose from. What a year for the scam.

    March 23, 2023  By Dwyer Murphy
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    The Best International Fiction of March

    Crime fiction in translation you won't want to miss!

    March 22, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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    Bad Seed Novels: A Deeply Unsettling Literary Tradition

    "How would you deal with evil if you found it nested in the heart of your family?"

    March 22, 2023  By Nathan Oates
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    The ­­­­­­Nuclear War Scare of 1983, And The Pop Culture Soundtrack of Anxiety

    "[Western citizens] had no idea that the world was on the brink of nuclear war...Ironically, the prospect of nuclear war was very present in popular entertainment..."

    March 22, 2023  By Brian J. Morra
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    How a Team of Ambitious Crooks in 1960s Montreal Planned the Biggest Bank Heist Anyone Had Ever Seen

    In 1961, Montreal was the bank robbery capital of North America. A team of criminals wanted to plan the perfect caper.

    March 22, 2023  By Andrew Amelinckx
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