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Thomas Pynchon’s whodunnit is painfully plotless

I couldn’t read it — and trust me, I tried. There are sentences here that go on for half a page and still go nowhere

Evening Standard

Before Knives Out, there was Brick: Rian Johnson’s alluring, hard-boiled debut

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a teen detective in a world of high school drug rings and two-bit thugs, Johnson’s first film is a fine showcase of his now-trademark thrills, chills and twists

The Guardian - AU

‘Perfect for winter nights’: the best crime novels to read at Christmas according to Ian Rankin, Bella Mackie and more

From Maigret to Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple, authors choose the whodunnits they love to hunker down with at this time of year

The Guardian - UK

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Netflix Just Quietly Added The Best Mystery Noir Thriller You've Never Seen

A mystery involving dead nuns and a mysterious boy unfurls across the South of France in this supremely underrated TV thriller, which is finally streaming now on Netflix. Here's why you should check it out.

Inverse

3 best free shows on the Roku Channel right now

Stream these great TV shows absolutely free on the Roku Channel

Tom’s Guide

How to watch Monsieur Spade — stream the neo-noir crime drama online from anywhere

Here's how you can watch Monsieur Spade online with episodes available now.

WhatToWatch

Monsieur Spade's Clive Owen talks his transformation into Sam Spade

Monsieur Spade star Clive Owen spoke with What to Watch about his transformation into legendary gumshoe Sam Spade.

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20 best film noirs: From The Big Heat to Sunset Boulevard

Rain-streaked streets, femmes fatales, hard-boiled gumshoes and antiheroes fated to die... Graeme Ross presents his pick of the 20 greatest film noirs of the classic era

The Independent UK

Frederic Forrest obituary

Consummate character actor who came close to stardom in the 70s with roles in Apocalypse Now, The Conversation and The Rose

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Strictly is rescheduled this week – so take note

The results show airs tonight because of the World Cup. Plus: Christmas TV gets into full swing! Here’s everything to watch today

The Guardian - UK

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio to Cow: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

The multi Oscar-winning director serves up a wonderfully dark take on the puppet boy who wants to live, while the life of a dairy cow is turned into a moving and beautiful documentary

The Guardian - UK

A cozy "Maltese Falcon," she wrote

As the author of "A Killing in Costumes," I play detective to discover the origins of the cozy mystery genre I love

Salon

20 best film noirs: From Double Indemnity to Shadow of a Doubt

Rain-streaked streets, femmes fatales, hard-boiled gumshoes and antiheroes fated to die... Graeme Ross presents his pick of the 20 greatest film noirs of the classic era

The Independent UK

You need to watch the most influential samurai movie of all time on HBO Max ASAP

One of the most influential movies of all time also happens to be a whole lot of fun.

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