‘The Man Who Cheated Himself’ is merely competent overall, but has a phenomenal climax
Friday Noir #47
The Man Who Cheated Himself Written by Seton I. Miller and Philip MacDonald Directed by Felix E. Feist U.S.A. 1950 Underestimation is arguably one of…
‘Touch of Evil’ sees Welles elevate both his game and film noir
Friday Noir #46
Touch of Evil Directed by Orson Welles Written by Orson Welles, from the novel by Whit Masterson U.S.A., 1958 Touted as one of the greatest…
‘Sunset Boulevard’ is a lament about the film industry and a great story
Friday Noir #45
Sunset Boulevard (Also known as Sunset Blvd) Directed by Billy Wilder Written by Charles Bracket and Billy Wilder U.S.A., 1950 In cinema, as in life,…
‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ is a tantalizingly messy affair
Friday Film Noir #44
The Postman Always Rings Twice Directed by Tay Garnett Written by Harry Ruskin and Niven Busch (screenplay), based on James M. Cain’s novel U.S.A., 1946…
Bullets and mixed emotions are a flying in ‘Gun Crazy’
Friday Noir #43
Gun Crazy (also known as Deadly is the Female) Directed by Joseph H. Lewis Written by MacKinlay Kantor, Dalton Trumbo and co. U.S.A., 1950 An…
Clandestine migration is anything but incidental in ‘Border Incident’
Friday Noir #42
Border Incident Directed by Anthony Mann Written by John C. Higgins U.S.A., 1949 The Mexico-United States border has long been the subject of controversy when…
‘The Big Combo’ comes up big where it counts
Friday Noir #41
The Big Combo Directed by Joseph H. Lewis Written by Philip Yordon U.S.A., 1955 A detective is obsessed with a case, tracking down either…
‘The Hitch-Hiker’ knows where it’s going and cuts right to the chase
Friday Noir #40
The Hitch-Hiker Directed by Ida Lupino Written by Ida Lupino and Collier Young U.S.A., 1953 How is it that when topic of film noir comes…
‘Kiss Me Deadly’ is low on love, but high on attitude
Friday Noir #39
Kiss Me Deadly Directed by Robert Aldrich Written by A.I. Bezzerides U.S.A., 1955 Fear and danger frequently go hand in hand all to easily, be…
‘Backfire’ is a well acted, poignant and fun little gem
Friday Noir #38
Backfire Directed by Vincent Sherman Written by Larry Marcus, Ben Roberts and Ivan Goff U.S.A., 1950 Reviewing movies with the benefit of hindsight offers ample…
‘Deadline at Dawn’ throws a lot together…but little of it sticks
Friday Noir #37
Deadline at Dawn Directed by Harold Clurman Written by Clifford Odets U.S.A, 1946 Believability is a funny thing in movies. When two film fans…
‘Lady in the Lake’ uses trickery to serve merely an adequate story
Friday Noir #36
Lady in the Lake Directed by Robert Montgomery Screenplay by Steve Fisher, novel by Raymond Chandler U.S.A., 1947 In the history of film noir, only…
