Olivia Rutigliano

New York

Writer! PhD. Editor @lithub & @crimereads. Editor @groveatlantic. Work in @VanityFair, @vulture, @laphamsquart, @thebafflermag etc. Agent: Chris Calhoun. s/h

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Articles

That Time Arthur Conan Doyle Insisted He Had Encountered the Ghost of Charles Dickens

1 week ago | crimereads.com | Olivia Rutigliano

This is an excerpt from the transcript of a talk that was given, by Dr. Olivia Rutigliano, at the Red Circle of Washington D.C. (a Sherlock Holmes society), on March 8th, 2025. Article continues after advertisementThis talk starts with a story that I learned from Daniel Stashower’s meticulously chronicled, Edgar-award-winning biography of Arthur Conan Doyle, Teller of Tales.
Here’s who should play James Bond Next ‹ CrimeReads

2 weeks ago | crimereads.com | Olivia Rutigliano

May I have your attention, please. I have a proposition for you. Article continues after advertisementIt has been four years since we had an installment of the James Bond franchise. And not only that, good people. Since the contradictory ending of No Time To Die, the fifth chapter in Daniel Craig’s portrayal of the character, we have been waiting not only for another Bond film, but another Bond actor. Who would be picked to play 007? We had wondered if we might finally have a nonwhite Bond, this time.
The Thursday Murder Club movie has released production photos!

2 weeks ago | crimereads.com | Olivia Rutigliano

Thrilling news, sleuths! The Thursday Murder Club movie has released production photos. Article continues after advertisementPeople Magazine, which has the exclusive coverage, shared several photos this morning of the cast, which includes Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, and . The movie, which is directed by Chris Columbus and which is set to premiere on Netflix on August 28th, is an adaptation of Richard Osman’s runaway bestseller of the same name.
The Clues, the Clueless, and the Critics: Appreciating Clue

3 weeks ago | crimereads.com | Olivia Rutigliano

It came to my attention only recently that there isn’t a single essay on this website about the 1985 film Clue—Clue, the ur-text for postmodern whodunnits, the consummate cult classic that gained an enormous throng of exalters in the years since its release and subsequent critical evisceration. Article continues after advertisement“Critical evisceration” is putting it mildly.
The Poker Face Season 2 Trailer is Finally Here!

3 weeks ago | crimereads.com | Olivia Rutigliano

You already know that Season 2 of Poker Face is coming to Peacock on May 8th! And now we have the full trailer!!Article continues after advertisementMaybe the trailer shows a bit too much. You don’t have to watch it if you already know. But! This trailer reveals the most comprehensive list of guest stars we have so far! Giancarlo Esposito, Kumail Nanjiani, John Cho, Melanie Lynskey, GaTa, Haley Joel Osment, Adrienne C.
The Visible and Invisible Women of Killing Eve

4 weeks ago | crimereads.com | Olivia Rutigliano

Much has been written about Villanelle, the mischievous, fashionable millennial murderer at the center of BBC America’s beloved series Killing Eve. Villanelle (Jodie Comer) contains multitudes: she is spunky and surly, mischievous and malicious, sardonic and sentimental. Mostly, though, she’s self-obsessed, in constant pursuit of a lifestyle which affords her the maximum amount of enjoyment.
Drop is a Rom-Com Psychological Thriller for Our Surveillance Age

1 month ago | lithub.com | Olivia Rutigliano

I always think about a particular scene from Her, Spike Jonze’s somewhat-prescient tech romance from 2013. Our protagonist Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) has fallen in love with his new Siri-like operating system “Samantha,” breathily voiced by Scarlett Johansson. She suggests that they try to have sex. He is perplexed, wonders how this would even be possible.
Drop is a Rom Com Psychological Thriller for our Surveillance Age

1 month ago | crimereads.com | Olivia Rutigliano

I always think about a particular scene from Her, Spike Jonze’s somewhat-prescient tech romance from 2013. Our protagonist Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) has fallen in love with his new Siri-like operating system “Samantha,” breathily voiced by Scarlett Johansson. She suggests that they try to have sex. He is perplexed, wonders how this would even be possible.
Wes Anderson Has Made a Crime Movie! Possibly!

1 month ago | crimereads.com | Olivia Rutigliano

Ahoy! I am always excited when I hear there’s a new Wes Anderson movie about to hit theaters. I love Anderson’s visually and thematically meticulous, intricate films. It’s been posited, on this site, that all of Anderson’s movies borrow elements from crime movies, and I agree. But this time, he seems to be coming out with a bonafide crime movie. He seems to be. Who knows. With Anderson, inside-outs genre so brilliantly that it’s hard to tell what anything will be before actually seeing it.
A Quest for a Loyal Dracula Adaptation

1 month ago | crimereads.com | Olivia Rutigliano

Dracula is the most powerful adaptation fad in recent times. He’s sprung alive in incarnation after incarnation for approximately a century, without totally dying out. Article continues after advertisementThe Guinness Book of World Records counts Dracula as the most-played character of all time.