Who doesn't love a good mystery? Following World War II in the 1940s, an onslaught of crime movies came out of Hollywood as moody stories were on the minds of filmmakers and audiences, popularizing ...

Film noir is a favorite genre of many, mostly the Turner Classic Movies ilk. It’s a genre of double-crosses, femme fatales, shadows, private eyes, and many a MacGuffin. Then, the neo-noir was born.

The film noir genre is known for its compelling visuals and gritty stories, and there are plenty of classic noir movies that are streaming for free. Literally translating to black film from the ...

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Discover What’s Streaming On: It’s not often that a mere movie critic can somehow create a genuine holiday, but that’s exactly what happened when writer Marya E. Gates coined “Noirvember” over a ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

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 ...