Wednesday, January 21, 2026

'Ivy' is pure evil under shimmering gaslight

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Joan Fontaine, 'Ivy' (1947). A black widow dressed in white. By Paul Parcellin Contains spoilers “ Ivy ” (1947) E ven before the act...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Live it up! 11 essential nightclubs of noir

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Karen Morley, 'Scarface' (1932). By Paul Parcellin I n noir, nightclubs are smokey hideaways where criminality thrives under moody l...
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Friday, December 26, 2025

Burn, Hollywood, burn! Four noirs reveal the horrors of the screenwriting trade

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Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, ‘In a Lonely Place’ (1950). By Paul Parcellin Y ou’ve probably heard that screenwriters get little respect ...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

‘Scarlet Street’ at 80: Flirtations with a femme fatale can often lead to trouble — and sometimes murder

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At her service. Joan Bennett, Edward G. Robinson, 'Scarlet Street' (1945).  By Paul Parcellin Contains spoilers W hen “Scarlet Stree...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

A cunning serial killer is on the loose and police are baffled

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Song Kang-ho , 'Memories of Murder' (2003). Searching for clues and coming up empty. By Paul Parcellin ‘ Memories of Murder ’ (2003)...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

‘They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?’: A Tinseltown Allegory that Ends Unhappily Ever After

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Michael Sarrazin , Jane Fonda , 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' ( 1969 ). Harrowing Tale of Dance Marathons and the Depression-...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Mark Stevens: his quartet of searing films noir still light up screens today

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Lucille Ball , Mark Stevens , ' The Dark Corner ' (1946). By Paul Parcellin M ark Stevens made a string of taut crime dramas in the ...