Hammett launches icons Nick and Nora Charles in ‘The Thin Man’ (1934)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Misleading title aside, Nick Charles isn’t the Thin Man. But he is a helluva detective in the hardboiled tradition.
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Hammett launches icons Nick and Nora Charles in ‘The Thin Man’ (1934)
‘Lake Mungo’ (2008) a grief-laden mystery-horror classic
Frightening Friday (Movie review): In the year of “Talk to Me,” we look back at another chiller from Down Under, from one-and-done (?) helmer Joel Anderson.
‘The Lady Vanishes’ (2013) is a lovely dramatic counterpoint
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Seventy-five years after the comedic original version, a fresh take showcases the mystery – and Tuppence Middleton.
‘Maltese Falcon’ (1930) stands as definitive hardboiled mystery
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Dashiell Hammett only wrote five novels, but the influence outshines the output, especially with this Sam Spade starrer.
‘A Murder at the End of the World,’ ‘Fargo’ Season 5, ‘The Irrational,’ ‘The Spencer Sisters’
First episode impressions (TV reviews): “A Murder at the End of the World” goes to the head of the fall class of long-form mysteries, while “The Irrational” might intrigue procedural fans.
Intrigue disappears behind comedy in ‘The Lady Vanishes’ (1938)
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): This evocatively titled Hitchcock classic might surprise people by being a light comedy.
Wimsey shows how to catch ’em in Sayers’ ‘Strong Poison’ (1930)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Proving the innocence of the defendant is personal for Lord Peter Wimsey in his fifth novel.
‘Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel’ (2108) and ‘III: Lake of Fire’ (2019) are ambitious but cheap
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Despite the success of “Hell House LLC,” we still don’t get to learn what the director could do with a big budget.
Rowling masters another genre in ‘Cuckoo’s Calling’ (2013)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Writing as Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling shows her skill at mystery fiction in Cormoran Strike’s debut.
‘Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor’ improves on original
Movie review: In the saga’s fourth entry, writer-director Stephen Cognetti rediscovers his knack for terrifying “found footage” horror.