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fromFilmmaker Magazine
3 days ago

"The Underbelly of Lagos": Olive Nwosu on Lady

Back to selectionLady, the titular lead of Olive Nwosu's neo-noir feature debut about a taxi driver's gradual solidarity with a group of Lagosian sex workers, possesses a piercing gaze. She's not scanning you as much as she is preemptively fending you off. In her red taxi she stalks the nocturnal streets of the largest city in Nigeria, very much her own person, the only lady cab driver in a city on the verge of revolution around eradicating gasoline subsidies.
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Film
fromInverse
2 months ago

'The Secret Agent' Takes You By Surprise

A shapeshifting 1977 Brazilian political thriller blends neo-noir, character drama, and magical realism, anchored by Wagner Moura's complex lead performance.
Film
fromPortland Mercury
4 months ago

Where to Watch Classic Horror, Neo-Noir, and a Cut-Throat Giallo Film Before Halloween

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure is a slow-burn neo-noir that probes suggestion, repression, and social control through hypnotic interrogation and unsettling, tension-building filmmaking.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

'The Lowdown' isn't just a good show. It's a good hang

Sterlin Harjo's neo-noir The Lowdown blends digressive storytelling, humor, sadness, and danger into a crime mystery set in present-day Tulsa.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Seven at 30: David Fincher's devilish thriller is a chilling immersion in evil

Seven's uncompromising bleak ending redefined modern serial-killer cinema, inspired many imitators, and presented a darker, urban vision of malevolence and aging detectives.
Television
fromVulture
5 months ago

Black Rabbit Recap: A Cascade of Stupidity

Black Rabbit operates as a neo-noir moral crossroads where characters' lifelong grifts and deals with the Devil culminate in costly consequences and an escalated robbery.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

"Caught Stealing" Makes New York a Comedic Criminal Nightmare

Caught Stealing finds the right scale and scope, balancing order versus chaos through intimate torment and mapping private lives onto public urban spaces.
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fromThe New Yorker
6 months ago

"Honey Don't!" Revives the Spirit of the Coen Brothers' Movies

Honey Don't! foregrounds sex and violence while leaning on familiar neo-noir tropes, generating visceral energy that ultimately feels decorative despite occasional substance.
Film
fromRoger Ebert
6 months ago

One Final Look: Terence Stamp (1938-2025) | Tributes | Roger Ebert

Terence Stamp's portrayal in 'The Limey' showcases his ability to blend personal tragedy with understated emotion.
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