Noir & Crime Digest

Psychiatrist Sam Rice refuses police info on his murdered patient, then falls for the victim's mistress and chief suspect while solving the case amid threats to himself.

New Beverly Cinema stages a 35mm double feature that stages a direct conversation between Friedkin’s tactile 1980s neo-noir To Live and Die in L.A....

Buds Art Books’ Pulp Reference section gathers 38 titles focused on historical overviews, biographies, market data, and cover art collections.

• True...

Classic mystery authors reveal sharp divides in planning that directly shape suspense and structure.

• Agatha Christie meticulously mapped murders,...

Women crime writers stretch genre bounds by flipping the focus from murder to emotional journeys of identity and trauma.

• Primary pole: Layla...

Noir City Philadelphia 2026 explores musicians, performance, celebrity, and corruption through nine classic films at Ambler Theater November 13-15....

Does updating Christie's lesser-known duo for today's London risk losing the playful partnership that defined their 1922 debut?

• Core dynamic...

This week brings three thriller arrivals worth checking, led by a new crime mystery built for noir fans.

• The Whisper Man drops August 28: De Niro...

Michael Mann's Miami Vice deliberately deploys 2006-era tech—BlackBerrys, flip phones, HD digital cameras—and urban systems to create a blistering...

Colson Whitehead's Cool Machine lands among the 2026 Kirkus Prize fiction finalists, selected from over 8,000 titles that earned starred reviews. Winners across categories receive $50,000 at the October 7 ceremony.

The Riverbank emerges as a standout hidden gem: a slow-burning atmospheric debut from Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias that pits queer intimacy...

• Johnny Handsome lands in 4K with a fresh restoration, showcasing Walter Hill's dark, gritty 1989 heist story starring Mickey Rourke and a powerhouse...

The 1940s defined film noir's golden age with cynical crime tales and shadowy visuals that still shape modern cinema.

• Murder, My Sweet (1944):...

Screenwriter Tony Grisoni condensed David Peace's dense, experimental novels into three films, drawing on Chinatown for 1974's smoky 70s aesthetic...

No Time For Goodbye lands on Walter Presents this week as a compulsive four-part French series that rivals Harlan Coben with its twists, red herrings...

Bulldog introduces Gracie Bronte, a New York investigative journalist nicknamed “Bulldog,” who hunts the elusive killer known as the Traveler. The...

Rope lands on Entertainment Weekly’s “50 best crime movies of all time” list more than 77 years after its 1948 release.

Hitchcock inverts the genre...

Connelly readers crave procedural realism, institutional tension, a detective’s code, and a city that feels alive. These series deliver that mix.

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Lark Theater's September 2-7 noir marathon screens 13 classics daily, from Impact to Chinatown.

Two lesser-known standouts worth seeking out:
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Kyle Chandler delivers one of his strongest performances in the underrated Netflix series Bloodline, a gritty 3-part crime drama centered on a...