2024 the best noir films review
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Kiss Me, Deadly to Nightmare Alley to The Honeymoon Killers to The American Friend—any fan of crime films will tell you there’s a palpable excitement in living vicariously through the corrupt, seductive, and often downright evil characters that inhabit these shadowy worlds. In this collection of 35 essays drawn from his revered Cult Movies series, cult film specialist Danny Peary examines, dissects, defends, and exalts crime films from his unique and engaging perspective. His writing is a cornerstone of the cult film culture that continues to flourish today. New to this ebook series are Danny Peary’s cult movie checklists for each genre. Every crime fan will walk away with newly discovered gems to watch, and a newfound appreciation of his or her favorites.
ASIN : B00M0S218Y
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company (December 2, 2014)
Publication date : December 2, 2014
Language : English
File size : 33481 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 500 pages
Reviewer: Angel Hatfield
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Must-Have For Lovers of These Genres
Review: **I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review**This book is exactly as the title suggests: The author gives you 35 movies that fit in the categories of Dark, Dangerous, Thrilling, and Noir Cinema. What the author delivers is not only a description of top movies in those categories, but detailed descriptions of each movie. He also gives you descriptions of what was happening at the time that influenced the particular movie and facts that contributed to them if applicable. He also tells about movies that are similar as well as his own opinion. The movies he covers span from the 1940s-1980s and are from all over the world. He includes movies I know with names like the late great Humphrey Bogart, Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick. While I enjoyed this book, people that aren't familiar with these genres or aren't into them probably wouldn't have nearly the enthusiasm I had. This book has definitely added movies to my must-see list.
Reviewer: Ruth E Shulman
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not Just Film Noir
Review: Some of the films discussed here are distinctly "films noir" in the most correct sense. Other are classic gangster pics of the Thirties and Forties. Many, like "Sunset Boulevard", are masterpieces that go beyond categories. Why not five stars? The book's too short!