Lady in the Lake was an underrated film noir that utilized a first-person perspective style years before this had been ...

The Fall Guy may exclusively be about stunt performers, but it's really a love letter to many genres; the film incorporates elements of romance, comedy, action, and mystery to give viewers a full ...

Spearheading a mini-renaissance of TV noir inspired by the black-and-white crime thrillers that captivated audiences in the 1940s and ’50s, AMC’s six-episode series stars Clive Owen as ...

Double Indemnity (1944). Why it’s essential: Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity isn’t just a noir classic—it is the blueprint.Adapted from James M. Cain’s pulp novella and co-written by legendary crime ...

The Kid Detective (2020) Another film that suffered from a release during the pandemic, The Kid Detective was stealthily one of 2020’s best—a small-town take on film noir that toys with noir ...

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Film noir is one of the most recognizable and influential genres in the history of the medium. Noir is French for “black”, and as such, it’s a word that perfectly captures the style, ambiance, and ...

A slippery meta-thriller from Germany, “The Universal Theory” has all of the elements of a classic film noir, but with an uncanny twist. Directed by Timm Kröger, this slick black-and-white ...