Noir

"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter, eh?" — Dashiell Hammett

They All Knew Jack
Robinson suggests that this "mystery" is the result of a late-Victorian conspiracy.
Lorenzo ServitjeDec 11, 2015
- Noir
- Nonfiction
Stuff of Scars
Robert Paul Moreira reviews Wally Rudolph's latest novel "Mighty, Mighty."
Robert Paul MoreiraNov 27, 2015
- Noir
Sever the Connection
Steph ChaNov 27, 2015
- Noir
Man-Eaters and Child-Nappers
Man-Eaters and Child-Nappers.
Madeleine LaRueNov 22, 2015
- Fiction
- Noir
On Finks, Nobles, Snoops, Spies, Guards, and Ops
John Walton charts the historical origins of the crime story and the private eye.
Emory Holmes IINov 12, 2015
- Noir
A Second View: “The Third Man” from Eye Level
"The Third Man" has been meticulously restored to provide a cinematic experience as close as possible to that of the film’s first audiences.
Martin ZirulnikNov 1, 2015
- Film
- Noir
Left Off the Map
Films from the East Asia region are rarely inscribed, by general consensus, into the traditional noir canon.
Ysabelle CheungOct 22, 2015
- Film
- Noir
Destroy to Create
"Death in Veracruz" is the first novel written by Camín to be translated into English.
Manuel RamosOct 19, 2015
- Noir
Empty Beaches: In Search of Australia’s Fictional Private Eyes
September 12 marked the 30th anniversary of the release of a little-known Australian crime movie, The Empty Beach.
Andrew NetteOct 14, 2015
- Film
- Noir
Dormant Superheroines
Steph Cha interviews Sarah Weinman.
Steph ChaOct 10, 2015
- Noir
Noir, the Hipster, and the Myth of New Orleans
Michael Allen Zell's "Run Baby Run" (Lavender Ink, 2015) uses the serialized crime novel to dissect urban New Orleans.
Tom AndesOct 1, 2015
- Noir
The Nine-Fingered Man
"The Other Joseph" is meticulously structured as a book within a book, a journey of two brothers from Louisiana who live their adult lives apart.
Alex NorciaSep 26, 2015
- Noir