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Review Roundup – Film Noir

fenrisfil — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:13:19 +0000

November is over, but I have three more Film Noirs I watched this month to review. That means you get another triple bill review round up! These reviews don’t get as many views as the horrors or recent releases, but that’s not why I do them. I do them because Film Noir is great and …

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Human Desire (1954)

fenrisfil — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:35:51 +0000

I review a lot less film noir in November than I do horror in October so I have far fewer traditions to revisit. One I do seem to have managed is to squeeze in a movie by one of my favourite directors, Fritz Lang. So this year I’m checking out Lang’s subversive 1954 noir “Human …

Suspicion (1941)

fenrisfil — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:08:59 +0000

For the second noir review of “Noirvember” I’m watching a Hitchcock classic, “Suspicion” from 1941. Because of the nature of this story and the fact it is 83 years old, this review will have spoilers, so be warned. Suspicion is based on Francis Iles’s novel Before the Fact (1932). With a screenplay from Samson Raphaelson, …

My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)

fenrisfil — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:20:50 +0000

Well, it is November and that means I’ll be doing a few Film Noir reviews. This year I’m not going to get carried away with it. I did 35 horror reviews last month, so I’m only posting a couple of things a week for November. Half of those will be Film Noir reviews. The other …

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Crime Wave (1953)

fenrisfil — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:00:37 +0000

For my penultimate November Noir this year I’m checking out the very low budget B-Movie Noir “Crime Wave” from 1953 (1954 for the US). This is from director André De Toth (Pitfall) with a screenplay from Crane Wilbur. The movie stars Gene Nelson, with support from Phyllis Kirk, Sterling Hayden, Ted de Corsia and an …

Ministry Of Fear (1944)

fenrisfil — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:09:25 +0000

For tonight’s Film Noir I’m checking out the Fritz Lang film “Ministry of Fear” from 1944. This is a spy thriller, one of the less well known sub genre’s of Film Noir. These films were mostly popular around the second world war, for obvious reasons. Fritz Lang having fought in the first world war and …

Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950)

fenrisfil — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:42:26 +0000

The 1950 Film Noir “Where The Sidewalk Ends” is a reunion of a sorts for classic Noir “Laura” from 1944. Bringing back the pairing of the intense Dana Andrews and gorgeous Gene Tierney alongside that movies director, Otto Preminger. The movie is based on the William L. Stuart novel “Night Cry”. The screenplay is provided …

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The Big Shot (1942)

fenrisfil — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:42:47 +0000

So now October is out of the way, it’s tradition here at Screen Wolf to throw in a few classic Film Noir reviews for November (Or “Noirvember” as I call it). November is largely a recovery month for me after hitting up 31 horror reviews for October so I don’t set any particular targets, but …

Raw Deal (1948)

fenrisfil — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:10:20 +0000

For today’s Film Noir review I’m going for 1948’s “Raw Deal”. A movie that is about as Film Noir as the genre gets. It’s not a greatest hits though like “The Big Combo”, this is more about the story and the characters. But we’ll get into that. The movie is public domain now so can …

The Enforcer (1951)

fenrisfil — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 18:18:08 +0000

Today’s review is the 1951 Humphrey Bogart movie “The Enforcer” also know as “Murder Inc.” in the UK and based off the real life Murder Inc that committed around 400 murders between 1929 and 1940. A Bogart movie I haven’t seen before is a rarity in itself, but a Film Noir with Bogart in I …