John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon ends with a punch in the gut, as detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) quips, “It’s the uhh.

Now streaming (with new episodes out weekly on Fridays), the detective drama is filled with all the staples of noir. It begins in black and white, before eventually switching to color. Created by Mark ...

Spearheading a mini-renaissance of TV noir inspired by the black-and-white crime thrillers of early Hollywood are Clive Owen in "Monsieur Spade," left, and Colin Farrell in "Sugar." (Illustration by ...

Rebecca Schriesheim is an Author for Collider. She's a graduate of DePaul University where she studied Cinema and Media, and currently resides in Chicago. Her expertise lies in her fascination with ...

The crime genre of cinema is primarily best known for both great movies where the villain wins in the end, and murder mystery movies that focus on the whodunnit aspect of the genre. The best crime ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." What's essential for Sugar—and any entry in this genre—is a lead character who audiences can relate to ...

Today's nepo babies typically have one parent to thank for their reflected glory. But how about if both Dad and Mom happen to be among the most famous actors in Hollywood history? That's the case for ...

For almost as long as there have been stories, there have been detectives—hard-boiled, goofy, enigmatic, or otherwise—tracking down clues and solving mysteries. A mainstay of novels since the mid–19th ...