Spring into March with some killer crime/mystery/thriller entertainment! Highlighted by the much-anticipated second season of Marvel's Jessica Jones, Netflix is also adding some classic crime films like Casino as well as a bunch of recent hits. See what other crime/mystery/thriller entertainment is coming to (and leaving) Netflix in March!
New year, old classics! Netflix is starting off 2018 with some great classic crime films. What's a more perfect New Year's resolution than revisiting/exploring the greats in the genre like the Godfather or Lethal Weapon series? That's an offer I can't refuse! See what other crime/mystery/thriller entertainment is coming to (and leaving) Netflix in January!
What do Vin Diesel, an Oscar for “Best Film,” and the first “choose your own fate” movie have in common? They're all coming to Netflix this August! With two Fast and the Furious movies (which is really the goldilocks level of Fast and the Furious movies—any more would just be 2 fast and 2 furious),…
Everyone who has ever owned a television would undoubtedly recognize the iconic “DUN DUN” of the Law & Order franchise. With the longevity of the original series, several long-running spin-offs, and an apparent syndication contract with the devil, I’d venture to guess that you can’t turn on the TV without at least one channel running…
Everyone knows Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and the Hardy Boys, but what about the best female sleuths from pop culture? Women have been solving crime and catching bad guys in books, television, and movies just as long as men—only they’ve been doing it better. Let’s face it, women do almost everything better. Call it female…
As a former mental health chief at New York City’s Rikers Island, I watch TV crime dramas with special interest, especially when the action switches to Rikers. No crime series includes the notorious lockup more often than the enduring Law & Order. While this popular TV series makes for satisfying entertainment, and even better PR…
With Chicago P.D., executive producer Dick Wolf may have the beginnings of a new dynasty on his hands, this time set in The Windy City instead of New York. Spun-off from the surprise success of Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. looks to be around for a while, if the show’s initial ratings remain stable. P.D. already…
Are you a super fan of Law & Order? All 456 episodes and 20 years of it? Well one super fan took his obsession to new—and more academic—heights. Jeff Thompson's project started out when he simply started watching (read: binge-watch) old episodes of Law & Order on Netflix. However, the hobby soon became a project…
Back to school means the return of many of our favorite TV shows. Major Crimes, Copper, and Grimm have already started, and we’ll have to wait until 2013 for BBC’s Sherlock, but plenty more premieres await in the golden months ahead. Will Castle and Beckett’s relationship grow or disintegrate as a result of their tryst?…
“Listen to your mother.” Excellent words of advice, so today on the occasion of Mother’s Day, we are going to give some of our mothers the opportunity to make crime fiction book and TV recommendations. Of course, it just wouldn’t be right unless I started with my own lovely and talented mother whose favorite authors…
