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...

Three Strangers (Warner Bros., 1946) directed by Jean Negulesco Three Strangers is an unconventional noir containing a supernatural...

They Won’t Believe Me (RKO, 1947) directed by Irving Pichel “He’s been a bad husband and a bad citizen. But did he commit murder?” That’s...

A Life at Stake (Hank McCune Productions, 1955) directed by Paul Guilfoyle “Aren’t you getting a little fresh, Mr. Shaw?” “Yeah, maybe I...

Laura (20th Century Fox, 1944) directed by Otto Preminger If my Letterboxd entry is correct (and I suspect it is not), the last time I...