A underappreciated hidden gem in the film noir genre is a must-watch classic with an unforgettable villain that was shocking ...

Who doesn't love a good mystery? Following World War II in the 1940s, an onslaught of crime movies came out of Hollywood as moody stories were on the minds of filmmakers and audiences, popularizing ...

The film noir genre is known for its compelling visuals and gritty stories, and there are plenty of classic noir movies that are streaming for free. Literally translating to black film from the ...

The past few Academy Awards have made huge strides in genre representation, honoring films that wouldn't have had a chance of ever appearing even ten years ago. Films like The Substance, Get Out, and ...

The curve of a breast under a silk negligee. Smoke rolling off a recently extinguished cigar. Sharp suits, scheming eyes, and guns. Many of these iconic film noir images were dreamed up German (often ...

At their center, noirs deal with the blurred line between heroes and villains, showing how fast a good person can slip into the dark depths. No movie illustrates that tension better than The Big Heat, ...

"My hands were always dirty. They were soaked daily in the unnameable... Who was the obscure being in this story?" Another must watch short film creation from French filmmaker / editor Fabrice Mathieu ...

While October has a firm hold on the horror genre, Arkadin Cinema & Bar is carving out space in its November slate to celebrate classic film noir in its many forms with its “Noirvember” program. While ...

Ryan Heffernan is a Senior Writer at Collider. Storytelling has been one of his interests since an early age, with his appreciation for film and television becoming a particular interest of his during ...

Classic film noir is a key part of the history of Hollywood, and it is one of the most notable postwar genres. However, the noir sensibility would prove to be even more enduring, and from the 1970s to ...