My film noir reviews, containing my developing theory on what makes a film noir.
Dark Passage (1947) as locus of film noir
The story becomes the anti-communist witch-hunting film noir theme.
Film Noir
The Key Largo hypothesis: Brooks and Huston set the noir context
Huston gives us the essence of film noir on a shoestring.
The Killers (1946)
Less Hemingway than Huston, the film is a landmark for Hellinger and Siodmak.
Murder, My Sweet (1945)
A worthy Chandler adaptation, and transition for Dick Powell from pretty boy to film tough guy.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The film in which Humphrey Bogart made the hard-boiled detective persona his own.