Neo Noir
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Movie Review: Bad Lieutenant(1992)
From director Abel Ferrara and Harvey Keitel as its lead thespian comes Bad Lieutenant, a powerful and intense neo noir, Bad Lieutenant. This movie is not for the faint of heart or the underaged. If viewers can stomach it, the NC-17 version of the film is a more impactful experience of the film, than the… Read more
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Movie Review: Point Blank (1967)
From director John Boorman comes ‘Point Blank,’ a classic early neo noir that includes Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, and Carroll O’Connor. It is based on the book “The Hunter” by Richard Stark. Interestingly, the movie Payback (1999), starring Mel Gibson, is another adaptation of the book, and each movie takes very different approaches… Read more
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Movie Review: Brick (2005)
“Brick,” directed by Rian Johnson, is one of the best neo-noir movies ever made. The plot attempts to recreate all the elements of a classic noir in a California suburb, unfolding near a college campus. A persistent teenager embodies the attributes of the brooding gumshoe detective and begins his own investigation into the murder of… Read more
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Movie Review: Manorama Six Feet Under (2007)
After more than 300 posts on this blog, I am now reviewing a Bollywood movie for the first time. “Manorama Six Feet Under,” directed and co-written by Navdeep Singh, is more a homage than an adaptation of Polanski’s classic neo-noir, “Chinatown.” That being said, the movie introduces enough changes to “Chinatown’s” plot to make it… Read more
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Movie Review: Vinci Da (2019)
Vinci Da is a classic Bengali noir thriller by Arindam Sil, featuring Rudranil Ghosh, Ritwick Chakraborty, and Sohini Sarkar in the lead roles. It is a gripping tale of a prosthetic expert who becomes entangled in a twisted scheme by a psychopath to enforce vigilante justice on those who have escaped the law. The movie… Read more
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Movie Review: Niagra (1953)
In this post, we will look at an early classic neo-noir and slow-burn thriller, directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Marilyn Monroe in a deliciously wicked role. True to its name, it is set on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, where a couple on a delayed honeymoon meets a dysfunctional couple, turning their vacation into… Read more
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