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Tag Archives: Film Noir
Blood for Dust (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Descent of a salesman
“Blood for Dust” is a moody but tense noir film which follows the descent of one ordinary salesman who lets himself driven more into crime and corruption by his growing despair and frustration. While this is not a pleasant sight … Continue reading
Laroy, Texas (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little comic noir set in Texas
“Laroy, Texas” is a little comic noir which reminds us again of that old genre lesson: the world always wins no matter how much you try to win by any means necessary. Clearly reminiscent of its senior noir films such … Continue reading
No Sudden Move (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solid twisty crime noir by Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh’s new film “No Sudden Move” is a dry but twisty crime noir film to be savored and appreciated for a number of good reasons. While its plot is surely as amusingly convoluted as you can expect from its … Continue reading
Motherless Brooklyn (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): An offbeat neo-noir film from Edward Norton
“Motherless Brooklyn” often frustrated me but engaged me enough at least. Although I sometimes struggled to gather what is exactly going on around its inherently flawed detective hero throughout most of its running time, I enjoyed a number of offbeat … Continue reading
Blood Simple (1984) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An exemplary debut work by the Coen brothers
The Coen brothers’ debut film “Blood Simple”, which happened to be released in South Korea in last week, is an exemplary genre exercise to be appreciated and cherished for many good reasons. While it may look modest compared to what … Continue reading
Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Same old dirty city
Welcome back to Sin City, that dark, seductive noir world where lonely tough guys walk around its mean streets and sexy but lethal ladies are ready to seduce them at its every shady corner with troubles and dangers to come. … Continue reading
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Broken City (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : It’s a corrupted city – no surprise
One of the usual symptoms of being a seasoned movie addict is that you sometimes make a certain list in your mind before you appreciate genre films. The list consists of many genre conventions and clichés you may have heard … Continue reading