Pile out, you tramps. It’s time for the first of two nights of Prison Noir! First up, BRUTE FORCE. I love this flick and have seen it many times. I’ve even written it up for this august (ok m...
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I’ve always said that Film Noir isn’t about the crime, it’s about the ways in which the people involved come apart. This double bill features a pair of heist flicks that perfectly illustrat...
These two Railroad Noir films are not only linked thematically, they are based on the same source material, a novel by Emile Zola. Our first adaptation is Jean Renoir’s 1938 film by the same na...
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Who’s up for a little bisexual afternoon delight? Ok, yeah so I freely admit that I read pretty much everything as queer. What can I say? I was born this way. But even the straights have to agr...
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This is the first of two consecutive Railroad Noir nights, so let’s get right into it. First up, UNION STATION. An eagle-eyed secretary notices a pair of armed thugs acting suspicious on a trai...
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Serious question: How the fuck have I not written up KISS OF DEATH before this? I’ve seen it a dozen times or more, and I could have sworn that I already covered it for Noir City. Apparently no...
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Another year of exile up here in the Northern Fausthaus, away from Noir City Hollywood. I miss my gang of brilliant weirdos and hardcore Noirhounds who always sat in the same row every single nig...
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We’ve reached the end of the line, Faustketeers. The final night of this year’s Noir City Hollywood is officially in the books, so let’s get right into it. First up, a rare B programmer, BO...
First up, THE SPIRITUALIST aka THE AMAZING MR. X I didn’t like this flick at first, but as the initially goofy spook-plot started to tip its hand and reveal what it was really about, I changed ...
Even if you can’t watch them all, you’re definitely not gonna want to miss RAW DEAL. Claire Trevor is all set to bust her man out of the big house when she finds out there’s another dame in...
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