I've been getting fed a lot of Miami Vice reels over the past couple days. ...And I've been watching them. The auto subtitles for this are priceless

Found this at a thrift store years ago and of course grabbed it. I remember Redford being mentioned throughout so I pulled it off the shelf Through the lens of the thesis, Mellen seems to be pretty hard on Robert Redford

I'm starting to think about my favorite albums of the year. I'd love to know what 2025 albums you loved. Any genre.

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

Look at the cover for On Fire and Under Water: A Climate Change Crime Fiction Anthology from @rhppress.bsky.social and guest-edited by yours truly! In 2 weeks, this timely book exploring how climate change punishes those least responsible for its cause will be published. Don’t miss it!

Jake Halligan just can't stay out of trouble. Coming soon from RHP and @nkolakowski.bsky.social: RIGHTEOUS TRASH. Pre-order your copy today: amzn.to/46dBfHR

Barry Gifford is the good shit buttondown.com/crimecomics/...

Willie Nelson & Akira Kurosawa

Good year for crime novel adaptations

In preparation for my new novel A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE dropping this April, I'm starting this thread to catalog my work:

That time I went to a library book sale and came home with 150+ western novels (Cleaning out old pics)

A mixed media double feature Little Miss Cheery is a crime comic and The Road Not Taken is a Chinese crime flick (Tubi) Both feature ostrich farmer protagonists

1984 was a good year

Retro (2025, Tamil, Netflix) is epic pulp madness of the highest order as a gangster with a golden arm, The Chosen One, and the candy colored sadistic leader of a secluded death cult prepare for...

Head Lopper: The Island or a Plague of Beasts

Terriers John From Cincinnati

🎶Bye-bye, life Bye-bye, happiness Hello, loneliness I think I'm gonna die🎶 Maybe the greatest final sequence in movie history

Do people still get excited by oners? Just added Retro (2025, Netflix) to this list The Indian Oner: Indian Movies With Long Take Shots boxd.it/nQGPs

Baltimore hardcore is having a moment. Turnstile kicked the door in a couple of months ago so End It could come in and burn the place down. You think you know eat the rich energy until you hear the real thing. Akil is a generational talent hardcore vocalist. Bad Brains for the here and now

Very excited to have written an essay for the @cine-matographe.bsky.social release of GANG RELATED, the vicious ACAB 1997 neo-noir. A blackly-comic anti-buddy-cop thriller, it is a jazzy, hellsmoked vision of Los Angeles, cops, crooks, and capitalism. COP IT: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

Freddy Reno Went Missing and Stringer, the seedy side of pro tennis and fancy fish competitions What is a Yacht Noir and how are noir and yacht rock connected? buttondown.com/crimecomics/...

Text from a friend. Initially to let me know Cutter's Way was on Tubi. Of course I had a quote ready to drop instantly

The newest issue of my ongoing #FilmNoir print zine, NOIR CRAZY Issue 003, is available to order, some of what's inside. @noircrazyzine.bsky.social jauntworks.com/noircrazyzine001storepage

Paul Newman and Lee Marvin for Stuart Rosenberg’s POCKET MONEY (1972)

I have a crime comics newsletter I'm planning on a large round-up post of 2025 crime comics titles If you are aware of a crime comic with a 2025 release date or are making one, let me know! Crime comics Kickstarter projects will be considered on a case by case basis buttondown.com/crimecomics

🎶Brian got busted on a narco rap He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers He said, hey, I know it's dangerous But it sure beats Riker's But the next day he got offed By the very same bikers🎶

Shapel Lacey rocking the Baltimore hardcore shirts

Want to again take a moment to suggest the Lokesh Cinematic Universe, an action crime/thriller Indian film series: Kaithi, Vikram, Leo Kaithi, is part Sorcerer/part Assault on Precinct 13 The films link up & build off each other but don't have to be watched in any order. Flawed but tons of fun 📽

Me too Sammo me too.

DIRTBAGS is a modern classic of Southern gothic and noir. RHP is proud to present the brand new edition of @erykpruitt.bsky.social’s debut novel, DIRTBAGS. Order your copy today: bit.ly/44wCbWX

Real talk (reel talk?): BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.

Public service announcement: SHE RIDES SHOTGUN will hit VOD on August 26th. With everything from an electric performance by Ana Sophie Heger to one of the best car chases in recent memories, it's got something for everyone in your family/friend group/polycule. You probably want to pre-order it today

New issue of Bad Karma, Loose Ends & Stray Bullets: Exploring the World of Crime Comics looks at Shaft: A Complicated Man and Shaft: Imitation of Life by David F Walker buttondown.com/crimecomics/...

You're a mid-80's movie hero Three bad guys grab shotguns leave the car behind approach on foot It's your final stand

I just gave Secret Agents a spite 5 on LB (the 2nd half is a mess, but I still think it's better than a 2.8) 📽 My ★★★★★ review of Secret Agents on Letterboxd boxd.it/aHuIk7

Folks. We have a digital arc of On Fire and Under Water. If you’re a reviewer and want a sneak peek for potential review, message me and I’ll send you a copy. We are thrilled at what this special anthology is shaping up to be. Coming Sept. 30. @rhppress.bsky.social

New Issue of Bad Karma, Loose Ends & Stray Bullets: Exploring the World of Crime Comics just went out. This week I'm looking at translated European comics. Books covered are Blacksad, The Killer, Maggy Garrison, and The Rout 66 List buttondown.com/crimecomics/...

A NEW ARC of our @madcavestudios.com Dick Tracy book kicks off today with issue #11! Tracy, still reeling from The Blank, faces bank-robbing Summer Sisters & an old friend in this pot-boiler from @geraldoborges.bsky.social, @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & myself. Variant by @ffrancavilla.bsky.social!

::sees people praising John Woo:: ::brings up the time John Woo directed a pilot for the CW based on Lost in Space because I can::: ::drops smoke bomb, runs away, laughing maniacally:: youtu.be/lbkx20JwhDs?...

I watched half of Secret Agents (2004) before bed last night, and so far, I don't understand the bad reviews and low LB score 🤷 We'll see what happens with that second half, I guess!

April 2026

It's not that there are too many trailers before movies, it's that the culture of trailers has changed. We now have access to trailers everywhere so they feel superfluous in the theater One of the best theater experiences I ever had was watching the Robocop 2 teaser trailer 📽🧵

Banana Fish is the best 3500 page crime comic that not enough crime and comics readers know about

Headcases #3 is live on KS! www.kickstarter.com/projects/les...

The Bullitt of speedboat chases. The open water tactics. The interacting with the environment. Slowing down to a crawl. Ripping and running through crowded waterways. Battling in close spaces. The flipping of who is chasing who youtu.be/3p0O1QsXfnQ?...

Duster was fun

Soho is running a promo for SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET today. It’s $1.99 on Kindle. If you’ve considered taking a chance on it, now’s a good time to grab the ebook for the price of a pack of gum. www.amazon.com/Saint-Narrow...

"...my having so loved the source novel of the same title by Jordan Harper. Harper has unleashed a handful of books that incorporate economical prose, gritty violence, and a genuine facility for cinematic fights, chases, and twisty reveals."

Nick Kolakowski chats with the author and screenwriter Jordan Harper about "She Rides Shotgun" and what authors have to give up for the big screen. crimereads.com/jordan-harpe...