Movies, by their nature, are projected fantasies. Even for films creatively and stylistically trying to evoke the real world, ...

This neo-noir ‘80s throwback follows Fox (Shipka), who escapes an “abusive commune in search of her family. But when the ...

Hollywood was once a reliable purveyor of high-grade pulp—tense, morally conflicted and sturdily constructed works that smuggled art to the masses under a few layers of sweat and grime. These days, ...

The temperature’s rising in Lou’s steroid-juiced corner of late 1980s New Mexico. The minute this restless gym manager played by Kristen Stewart spies the new bodybuilder in town, a drifter named ...

Classic film noir villains like Gutman and Anton are as sophisticated as they are sinister, adding layers of corruption and suspense. From gut-wrenching sadists like Stone to suave manipulators like ...

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 ...

Few films are as striking to look at or listen to as the British film noir “The Third Man.” Its shadow-soaked black-and-white palette, artfully askew camera angles and elaborately expressive editing ...

As the weather grows colder and the sky darkens at 4:30 p.m., what could possibly be better than curling up in your cozy dorm with a noir film? The moody, introspective atmosphere of these ...

Marcel Carné’s ‘Le Quai des Brumes' (1938), which has received a 4K restoration from Studiocanal, is a classic of French ...