Film Noir
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Movie Review: Mildred Pierce (1945)
“Mildred Pierce” is another landmark movie of the film noir genre, based on a book of the same name by James M. Cain. Well, sort of. The original plot of the book is not even close to film noir; it is a family drama set during the Great Depression. The plot focuses on Mildred Pierce, Read more
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Movie Review: Double Indemnity (1944)
“Double Indemnity” is considered one of the landmark movies of the film noir era. It inspired numerous movies in several languages, including “The Postman Always Rings Twice” and “Body Heat.” The movie, based on a novel of the same name by James M. Cain, has its screenplay written by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder. And Read more
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Movie Review: The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep is an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 novel of the same name. It features one of the most famous PIs of film noir, Phillip Marlowe. Writing a review of “The Big Sleep” has been challenging. Not only do I have to answer the question, if Bogart is the best Marlowe, I also Read more
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Movie Review: The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers (1946)
The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers is another not-to-be-missed film noir, of the drama variety. It is based on a short story, ‘Love Lies Bleeding’, by playwright, John Patrick. The story surrounds three imperfect and dysfunctional people, Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck), Sam Masterson(Van Heflin), and Walter O’Neil. The role of O’Neil is played by legendary Read more
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Movie Review: Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
From director Anatole Litvak, comes the mystery film noir, Sorry Wrong Number. The movie is based on a radio play of the same name, by Lucille Fletcher. The movie stars Barbara Stanwyck as Leona Stevenson a bed-ridden wealthy woman, who thanks to a crossed phone line, overhears two men planning to commit a murder. Leona, Read more
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Movie Review: In a Lonely Place(1950)
‘In a Lonely Place’ is a movie adaptation of Dorothy B. Hughes’s book of the same name. While Casablanca and the Maltese Falcon are Humphrey Bogart’s most famous movies, ‘In a Lonely Place’ is another classic film, featuring the maestro in a deliciously wicked role. This time he plays Dixon ‘Dix’ Steel(I know! Lets me Read more
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