With his rumpled trench coat and half-chewed cigars, not to mention his constantly breaking, decrepit car, Detective Columbo certainly looks like an underdog. But after just a few episodes it becomes ...

Before forensic labs, digital tracking, and streaming mega-franchises like CSI or True Detective, television’s sleuths solved crimes with sharp instincts, trench coats, and charm. The 1970s and ’80s ...

In a surprise to absolutely no one, I have a soft spot for Hercule Poirot. One of my mom's all-time favorite detectives, I've seen every iteration of every story, from Peter Ustinov to Kenneth Branagh ...

I'm not really sure how I escaped my film school education without watching Chinatown, but it's one that's been on my ever-growing, never-ending watchlist for quite some time. The only things I knew ...

I’m kind of a wimp when it comes to thrillers. My anxiety simply won’t allow me to enjoy the suspense of an unknown killer on the loose—the clock is ticking, people! You amateur sleuths better figure ...