If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...

(Last year's Part I and Part II) A brief introduction: I watched a fair amount of film noir in 2021, but not nearly as many as I saw in...

Today I’m kicking off my Best Discoveries of 2021 lists, a series of books and movies I enjoyed during the year in a variety of...

The Asphalt Jungle (MGM, 1950) directed by John Huston The Asphalt Jungle is widely considered one of the greatest heist movies of all...

If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...

The Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos, Artistas Argentinos Asociados, 1956) directed by Fernando Ayala Los tallos amargos won the...

I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes (Monogram, 1948) directed by William Nigh, based on a novella by Cornell Woolrich Despite their love for each...

The Sniper (Columbia, 1952) directed by Edward Dmytryk It is difficult for modern audiences to appreciate how bold The Sniper was in...

The Missing Juror (Columbia, 1944) directed by Budd Boetticher (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.) We’re going low-budget today with a fun little...

Chicago Syndicate (Columbia, 1955) directed by Fred F. Sears When an accountant is scheduled to tell all to journalist David Healey...

Sunset Boulevard (Paramount, 1950) directed by Billy Wilder Okay, so I don't have anything to say about this film yet, because our Great...

The Beast Must Die (La bestia debe morir, 1952) directed by Román Viñoly Barreto Based on the 1936 novel by Nicholas Blake (pen name for...

Dark Passage (Warner Bros., 1947) directed by Delmer Daves There was a time when I dismissed Dark Passage as a picture containing too...

The Bad Sleep Well (Toho, 1960; American release 1963) directed by Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa directed at least four film noir or...

The Desperate Hours (Paramount, 1955) directed by William Wyler I find home invasion movies both fascinating and disturbing. According to...

Nightmare Alley (20th Century Fox, 1947) directed by Edmund Goulding Tyrone Power was tired of going back and forth as the romantic lead...

Sorry, Wrong Number (Paramount, 1948) directed by Anatole Litvak “What does a dame like you want with a guy like me?” This line points to...

I'll keep adding to this list throughout Noirvember, so keep checking back right here. Thanks for reading! Laura (1944) Devil in a Blue...

The Breaking Point (Warner Bros., 1950) directed by Michael Curtiz I just finished watching A Bullet Is Waiting (1954), and although it’s...

Born to Kill (RKO, 1947) directed by Robert Wise Born to Kill was directed by Robert Wise, universally recognized as one of the nicest...