Film noir is perhaps the most divisive genre in cinematic history, largely because many don't even consider it a genre to begin with. Those of us who do, however, think of film noir as one of the ...

Great film noirs like Kiss Me Deadly and Chinatown put an end to distinct periods in filmmaking history, further cementing ...

Let’s start with a few seminal noirs, the basics you’ll want to hit to understand the genre and its conventions. More than a decade after making Citizen Kane, Orson Welles further secured his status ...

The New Hollywood Movement sparked a significant creative shift in American cinema, introducing movie fans to an abundance of innovative stories and revitalized genres, specifically the modern ...