Lieutenant Columbo, played with average Joe charm and unshowy, easy-to-miss dexterity by Peter Falk, is more than meets the eye — to the bad guys, not us, because we know how things will turn out.

If you're unfamiliar with Columbo, the classic mystery show had a simple premise. While most shows in that genre were focused on unraveling the clues to determine who had committed a murder, Columbo ...

Peter Falk is known for multiple roles over his career of five decades, but his most famous role is by far Lieutenant Columbo ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

Steven Spielberg has always been hard at work. The New Hollywood figure didn’t become the highest-grossing director by accident. His movies tend to wow everyone, and it’s quite a surprise that he has ...

What comes to mind when you think of murder mysteries? Cozy cottages? Maybe silly satire? Or the sweet and often safe crime-solving exploits of women in bygone eras? Well, we’re here to suggest ...

After it first premiered in 1968, the TV show Columbo quickly became a ratings hit. Over the course of the crime drama‘s 10 seasons and numerous made-for-TV movie spinoffs, Columbo racked up dozens of ...

My favourite TV detective has always been Columbo (played by Peter Falk) and it was 50 years ago today that the very first episode aired in the US. This column is called 'In excess' and I have watched ...

While not the first to do it, Columbo is the best-known example of the "howcatchem" mystery series, inspiring series like Elsbeth or Poker Face, where an eccentric character pieces together the clues ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – We have been reminded that 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of everything from landmark science-fiction movies (“2001: A Space Odyssey” and “The Planet of the Apes”) to ...