Noah Berlatsky

Noah Berlatsky is a freelance writer based in Chicago. He is the author of Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941–1948, from Rutgers University Press.

Getting Fooled Again: Rereading Agatha Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” in the Age of Trump
Christie’s classic whodunit is a brilliant parlor trick of deception and misplaced empathy.
Noah BerlatskyMay 25, 2022
- Noir
The Arbiter of Authentic Christianity
Noah Berlatsky reviews Obery M. Hendricks Jr.’s “Christians Against Christianity.”
Noah BerlatskyFeb 13, 2022
- Religion
“The Turner Diaries” and Pulp Fascism
How "The Turner Diaries" resembles classics of SF past.
Noah BerlatskyFeb 5, 2022
- SF
The Virtues of Know-Nothing Criticism
Discussions of films, or books, or comics seem to inevitably turn into discussions about accreditation.
Noah BerlatskyDec 31, 2014
- Literary Criticism
The Cozy in the Closet: Josh Lanyon’s Holmes and Moriarity Series
"Christopher Holmes himself, that detective who is not the detective you expect, is out of the closet — and yet still often in its shadow, both actually and metaphorically."
Noah BerlatskyDec 30, 2014
The Genetics of Genre, the Genre of Genetics
Noah BerlatskyNov 18, 2014
- SF
Spoiler Alert: Your Art Should Be Ruined
Does worrying about spoilers detract from enjoyment more than the spoilers themselves?
Noah BerlatskyNov 8, 2014
- Film
- Television
Building a Better Panopticon: “The Wire” as Melodrama
Linda Williams argues that the strength of "The Wire" lies not in its commitment to Dickensian narrative or Greek tragedy, but its melodrama.
Noah BerlatskyAug 18, 2014
- Television