Movies, by their nature, are projected fantasies. Even for films creatively and stylistically trying to evoke the real world, they are manipulated creations that serve a greater message or theme at ...

The absolute greatest performances in neo-noir movies include turns from Jane Fonda, Jack Nicholson, and Dan Hedaya.

Discover top neo-noir thrillers to stream now, featuring stylish visuals, twisted motives, complex characters, and stories that blend mystery, crime, and moral ambiguity.

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

With Together Again, Jesse Hassenger looks at actors and directors who have worked together on at least three films, analyzing the nature of their collaborations. Director Robert Siodmak and actress ...

Classic Hollywood has a somewhat unearned reputation for being easy, cheerful viewing, full of giddy musicals and sweet love stories. Film noir of the 1940s and ‘50s cut right through these ...

Since the early days of cinema, mysteries have been a highly sought-after film genre which was initially popularized by the works of notable names in the literary world, including Agatha Christie, ...

Marked by stark visual contrasts, chiaroscuro lighting, and sharp angles pioneered in German expressionism, noir plunges the viewer into morally gray situations in which good may triumph, but at a ...

Before she even appears in the 1944 film noir classic Laura, Laura Hunt is an obsession for the hardboiled police detective, who is mesmerized with the supposedly dead woman through her portrait. The ...

Who doesn't love a movie with a little intrigue and cynicism — and a lot of shadiness and moral ambiguity? How about a whole Palm Springs film festival dedicated to just that, and then some? The ...