Showing posts with label crime film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crime film. Show all posts
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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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, 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-...
Monday, July 21, 2025

‘Pale Flower’: Gambling dens, yakuza and a mysterious woman who lives on the edge

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A taste for danger. Saeko (Mariko Kaga), "Pale Flower" (1964). By Paul Parcellin “ Pale Flower ” (1964) I t’s clear from the start...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

‘Out of the Past’: 13 Signs that Jane Greer is About to Destroy You

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Jane Greer, 'Out of the Past' (1947). Dressed in mink and deadly. Warnings abound, but the only thing Mitchum can sputter is 'Ba...
Saturday, April 12, 2025

‘The Long Good Friday’: A Gangster Noir That Saw the Future

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Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, "The Long Good Friday" (1980). Mobster’s World Blown to Bits in an Easter Wave of Terror
 Contains spoi...