Film Noir

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is among the great noirs of the mid-40s, a superb story with all the right ingredients for a cynical postwar audience.

Nov 28, 2009 - Barry M. Grey

This handsome, comprehensive package offers superior special features, including observations by noir experts Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, James Ellroy and Eddie Muller

Oct 30, 2009 - Barry M. Grey

It was supposed to be a simple B-movie, made on the cheap and destined for the bottom of a double bill. But The Narrow Margin turned out to be a taut film noir classic.

Oct 20, 2009 - Barry M. Grey

Murder, My Sweet is a masterful early film noir, a brilliant mix of convoluted plot, hard-boiled dialogue, nightmarish atmosphere and comically cynical narration.

Sep 20, 2009 - Barry M. Grey

The Maltese Falcon marked the auspicious directing debut of John Huston, who also wrote the screenplay and was blessed with an exceptional cast of superb players.

Aug 12, 2009 - Barry M. Grey

D.O.A. is rightfully regarded as a landmark film because of an intriguing premise: the hero tells us right up front he must solve his own murder - before he drops dead.

Oct 5, 2008 - Barry M. Grey

Few B-movies are as admired for their pacing and prescience as 1949's Gun Crazy, which equated guns with sex and directly inspired a classic American film 18 years later.

Jul 22, 2008 - Barry M. Grey