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A Haunting in Venice: Poirot’s paranormal pursuit? (cri-fi film: 1st trailer)
Oh, what a delightful treat we have in store! Get ready for the blockbuster film event of the year, folks: A Haunting in…
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April 2023
March 2023
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Will Eisner’s John Law Detective (comicbook review).
Let’s lay some dates on the table. ‘The Spirit’ was created in 1940 and ‘John Law Detective’ in 1948. The latter was created,…
January 2023
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Marlowe (noir cri-fi movie: trailer).
Step aside, Sam Spade. There’s a new detective in town and he’s got a brooding look that could kill. Introducing Philip Marlowe, the…
December 2022
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Kaleidoscope: Netflix crime TV series (trailer).
Eric Garcia and Netflix have teamed together to produce a new crime thriller called Kaleidoscope. The premiere of the eight-part series is scheduled…
FeatureCri-Fi
Die Hard: the only Christmas film with explosions? (article)
As we all know, Die Hard is the ultimate Christmas movie. It’s got all the necessary ingredients: a jolly old man (Alan Rickman’s…
November 2022
ReviewScifi
Illustrators: The Art Of Sydney Jordan/The Art Of Jim Holdaway (magazine review).
I should point out that ‘Illustrators: The Art Of Sydney Jordan/The Art Of Jim Holdaway’ is a limited 1000 copy print run and…
ReviewBooks
Illustrators Special: The Modesty Blaise Artists (book review).
In many respects, this ‘Illustrators Special: The Modesty Blaise Artists’ is a long time coming, more so considering how The Big Palace has…
September 2022
TrailerCri-Fi
Enola Holmes 2 Netflix sherlock film (trailer).
Here’s a trailer for the second part of Enola Holmes’ adventures – aka Sherlock’s young kid sister. In the sequel to “Enola Holmes,”…
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Robbing Mussolini (Netflix cri-fi film: trailer).
An entrepreneur from Milan puts together an unorthodox crew during World War II to steal Benito Mussolini’s famed looted treasures from Milan’s fascist…
NewsCri-Fi
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix cri-fi movie).
You’re welcome to assemble the puzzle with the new Netflix crime film, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. In the sequel to Rian…
July 2022
ReviewComics
Somerset Holmes: The Graphic Album by Bruce Jones, April Campbell and Brent Anderson (graphic novel review).
As I said last month, looking through the small list of Eclipse Books graphic novels, I spotted ‘Somerset Holmes’ by Bruce Jones, April…
TrailerCri-Fi
Amsterdam (cri-fi film: trailer).
David O. Russell is behind the mystery/crime movie “Amsterdam.” It is Russell’s first movie since 2015’s “Joy,”. Here, the primary suspects in a…