On this week’s episode, Mike and Steven discuss The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, an impeccable noir film that touches on many of the genre’s hallmark tropes: nihilism, murder, the past, deception, and blackmail. Barbara…
Noir November rolls on with one that’s a bit controversial. Clash By Night, Fritz Lang’s 1952 tale of dissatisfaction and adultery starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, and Marilyn Monroe, is often questioned for its noirness….
It’s November, which means Mike and Steven are talking noir on the show. This time around they’re focusing on two leading ladies of the genre: Veronica Lake and Barbara Stanwyck. Things kick off with This…
We close out November Noir month this week with another modern-day take on the genre. Rian Johnson’s Brick from 2005 is an inventive homage to classic noir that combines its unique language with an updated setting: a 21st-century high school.
This week, we delve into the world of neo-noir with 1981’s Blow Out. This thriller from filmmaker Brian De Palma has a lot of the hallmarks of classic noir but with a lot of modern-day flair. It’s edgy, paranoid, and masterfully made.
Niagara (1953)
- November 18, 2024
- Tagged as: Film Noir, Joseph Cotten, Marilyn Monroe, neo noir, Niagara, November noir
In this week’s episode, we delve into the world of Technicolor noir with 1953’s Niagara. This story of love and betrayal includes a lot of the classic tropes of the noir genre and includes a fantastic early performance from the great Marilyn Monroe.
This week, we kick off November Noir month with one of the genre’s quintessential titles: 1946’s The Postman Always Rings Twice. This tale of desire, betrayal, and fate is one of several films adapted from the writing of James M. Cain that set a standard for everything that came after it.