Directed by Rudolph Maté, written by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene (story and screenplay) “I don’t think you fully understand, Bigelow. You’ve been murdered.” At the outset a man walks into a police station to report his own murder. While half of everyone he met has lied to him, our womanizing anti-hero has hurled himself around... Continue Reading →

There have been disagreements on whether or not this film can be considered ‘film noir’, with the majority against its inclusion. But the movie is lit properly for the theme with its shadows and angles, the timing is right, it’s soaked in cynicism and despair, it’s got a small but murderous body count, it’s got... Continue Reading →

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Maxwell Anderson and Angus MacPhail We deal in horror on this site because we deal in horror in this world, and it comes in many forms. Every second of every day we’re just one flick or click or glance away from the infinite terrors we inflict on one another. We’re... Continue Reading →

Written and directed by Leonard Kastle Lonely and self-conscious because of her weight, Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler) is talked into joining a Lonely Hearts correspondence club where she starts a pen pal relationship with Ray Fernandez (Tony Lo Bianco), a con man who makes his living seducing and swindling women. Martha's desperately in love with... Continue Reading →

Directed by Otto Preminger, written by Wendell Mayes (screenplay), John D. Voelker (novel, as Robert Traver) The People vs. Anatomy of a Murder The People intend to argue in this review an unlikely inclusion into the film noir landscape. Anatomy of a Murder is a courtroom drama. It’s a procedural. It’s serious. It’s also funny.... Continue Reading →

Directed by Fritz Lang, Dudley Nichols (screenplay), Georges De La Fouchardiere (novel) “You got him softened up. Now push him around a bit.” Bank cashier and amateur painter Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) is celebrating 25 years with the bank when he interrupts a mugging and meets the gorgeous Kitty (Joan Bennet). With a wife who... Continue Reading →

Directed by Franklin Adreon, written by Don Martin (story), John K. Butler (screenplay) “I ought to give you your diamond ring back.” “Good. I’ll turn it in on a new anchor.” “It is your new anchor.” A successful businessman (John Archer) has been separated from his wife (Marie Windsor) for 2 years and wants to... Continue Reading →

Directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Jim Thompson (dialogue), Lionel White (novel) Stanley Kubrick gave us the greatest science fiction film of all time with 2001: A Space Odyssey. He gave us the greatest war movie ever made with Full Metal Jacket and the unforgettable Gomer Pyle. He created the best apocalyptic... Continue Reading →

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison (screenplay), Philip MacDonald and Michael Hogan (adaptation), Daphne Du Maurier (novel) “It wouldn’t make for sanity, would it? Living with the devil…” A rich woman’s traveling companion and servant (Joan Fontaine) meets and falls in love with the fabulously wealthy, recent widower Maxim... Continue Reading →