In the 1940s and 1950s, film noir became arguably Hollywood's most popular film genre, with crime dramas and thrillers adding darkness to the already popular gangster genre. While gangster movies were ...

During the 1940s and 1950s, the film noir genre dominated the box office with classics such as The Maltese Falcon, Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt, and Sunset Boulevard, making it one of the most ...

Ready to dive into the dark, twisted world of film noir? Check out the 20 best films, plus where to grab the sharpest Blu-ray, 4K, and box sets. Let’s talk about film noir—the genre that slinks out of ...

In this 1952 film noir thriller, Joan Crawford plays a successful playwright seduced by a murderous Jack Palance. “It’s a masterpiece of suspense,” says Foster Hirsch, author of Hollywood and the ...

Noirvember isn’t on any list of official holidays, but the informal, social-media-driven movement where cinephiles watch and discuss noir movies in November is picking up steam with streaming services ...

‘Film noir’ is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood’s classic film noir ...