Mysteries: First Draft of PopD Series
So we have a definition:
"A mystery is a story in which a protagonist solves a puzzle/mystery/crime."
And we have a plan: We're going to start with the baseline of the classic mystery plot and then look at how the subgenres work within that plot.
And we have a draft list for discussion; suggestions for other title welcomed (the numbers after the subtitle show how many movies we need for that subsection):
September: Classic Mysteries (6)
1974 Murder on the Orient Express
1996 Lone Star
1997 Jonathan Creek
2010 Sherlock
1954 Rear Window
1993 The Fugitive
1994 The Client
October/November: Noir Mysteries (7)
1941 The Maltese Falcon
1974 Chinatown
1987 The Big Easy
1989 Sea of Love
1997 LA Confidential
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2006 Brick
Veronica Mars
December/January: Romantic Mysteries (7)
1934 The Thin Man
1944 Laura
1955 To Catch a Thief
1963 Charade
1976 Silver Streak
1978 Foul Play
1991 Dead Again
Moonlighting
February: Comedy Mysteries (4)
1944 Arsenic and Old Lace
1955 The Trouble with Harry
1964 A Shot in the Dark*
1976 Family Plot
1976 Murder by Death*
1985 Fletch
1985 Clue*
1988 The Naked Gun*
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
1998 The Big Lebowski
2007 Hot Fuzz
*anything with an asterisk is farce
Psych or Keen Eddie
March: Non-Traditional Mysteries (4)
1950 Rashomen
1995 The Usual Suspects
1996 Fargo
1998 Wild Things
2000 Memento
Columbo
What should stay, what should go, what did we miss?
