Category Archives: Film Noir Review

Film Noir Review: Angel Face (1953)

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Danilo Castro

“If I were a cop, and not a very bright cop at that, I’d say that your story was as phony as a three dollar bill.” The quality of a film can usually be gauged by a few key elements. … Continue reading →

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Film Noir Review: 10 (More) Classic Films Noir for the Holidays

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Danilo Castro

10 More Classic Film Noirs for the Holidays Novelist Douglas Coupland once said that “Christmas makes everything twice as sad.” His quote may have stemmed from a place of tender melancholy, but here at CMH’s Film Noir section, we’d like … Continue reading →

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Film Noir Review: Desperate (1947)

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Danilo Castro

“Out of every seven guys who go to the chair, six go yelling, “I’m innocent!’” Desperate (1947) is a prime example of what I’d like to call the “partial noir.” These are films that, despite their accomplished casts and moody visuals, … Continue reading →

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Film Noir Review: The Long Goodbye (1973)

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Danilo Castro

“That’s you Marlowe. You’ll never learn, you’re a born loser.” In the pantheon of great film detectives, Philip Marlowe stands alone. Sam Spade might have been first, and Mike Hammer might have more in common with the action heroes of … Continue reading →

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Film Noir Review: Vertigo (1958)

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Danilo Castro

“If I let you change me, will that do it? If I do what you tell me, will you love me?” As cinema’s reigning “Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock usually made a point of keeping his audience in the loop. … Continue reading →

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Film Noir Review: Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Danilo Castro

 “Operator, I’ve been ringing Murray Hill 35097 for the last half hour and the line is always busy.” While the film noir continues to thrive in the modern day, a stylistic shoot-off, the melodramatic noir, remains frozen in the ember … Continue reading →

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Film Noir Review: Journey into Fear (1943)

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Danilo Castro

“Oh, by the way, have you a gun in your luggage?” The public’s fascination with Orson Welles continues to grow over the years, much like the man’s waistline in his older age. This is partly by design (the fascination, not … Continue reading →

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Film Noir Review: He Walked by Night (1948)

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Danilo Castro

“Police work is not all glamour and excitement and glory. There are days and days of routine, of tedious probing, of tireless searching.” Rarely have a director and cinematographer worked as succinctly as Anthony Mann and John Alton. During the … Continue reading →

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Film Noir Review: His Kind of Woman (1951)

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Danilo Castro

“This place is dangerous. The time right deadly. The drinks are on me, my bucko!” There’s an old saying that all films are made at least three times: once, when the screenwriter commits the story to paper; again, when the … Continue reading →

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Film Noir Review: The Sniper (1952)

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Danilo Castro

“Stop me — Find me and stop me. I’m going to do it again.” By 1951, filmmaker Edward Dmytryk was persona non grata in Hollywood. Blacklisted as one of the Hollywood Ten in 1947, the Oscar nominee was jailed for … Continue reading →

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