The noir genre is often associated with “The Golden Age of Hollywood,” as classics like The Maltese Falcon, Sunset Boulevard, ...

In the 1940s and 1950s, film noir became arguably Hollywood's most popular film genre, with crime dramas and thrillers adding darkness to the already popular gangster genre. While gangster movies were ...

Marked by stark visual contrasts, chiaroscuro lighting, and sharp angles pioneered in German expressionism, noir plunges the viewer into morally gray situations in which good may triumph, but at a ...

Tragedy is the stuff of great drama, but in the world of cinema it is usually given short shrift. Most of the time, Hollywood has a clear preference for happy endings. Filmmakers may tease a sad or ...

If you’re a fan of classic films, particularly the ones about gumshoes and femmes fatales, you’ll be glad to know that Noir Nights are returning to New Bedford Art Museum. Following last year’s ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, let’s revisit the 1955 noir The Big Combo for its 70th anniversary, which features an intriguing pair of ...

The 36th annual New Orleans Film Festival will take place in New Orleans at various theaters Oct. 23 through Oct. 27.