Crime | Film Noir

Trouble Is My Business (2018) movie review: Tongue-in-cheek film noir homage evokes memories of classic Hollywood crime dramas.

Crime Novel classic remembered: Everywoman heroine with typical bourgeois values but an unusual black housekeeper ally + straight and gay movie versions.

Edgar G. Ulmer movies on TCM: ‘The Black Cat’ & ‘Detour’ Turner Classic Movies’ June 2017 Star of the Month is Audrey Hepburn, but Edgar G. Ulmer is its film…

The Donovan Affair (1929) movie review: Frank Capra’s largely forgotten first all-talkie is now a silent. Jack Holt and Agnes Ayres star.

Audrey Long: actress in film noir classics Desperate, Born to Kill has died. She was married to The Saint author Leslie Charteris.

Audrey Totter ca. late 1940s Audrey Totter: Film noir actress and MGM leading lady dead at 95 Audrey Totter, film noir femme fatale and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player best remembered for…

Little Caesar (1931) movie review: Edward G. Robinson is an iconic all-American gangster in Mervyn LeRoy’s landmark but creaky crime drama.

Mildred Pierce (1945) movie review: Oscar winner Joan Crawford is terrific as psycho Ann Blyth’s devoted mother in Michael Curtiz’s noir melo.

I Love You Phillip Morris box office: Starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s troubled gay crime dramedy had a modest debut in limited release.

The Town movie box office: Ben Affleck directed and stars in this heist thriller that has topped the domestic chart. Jeremy Renner costars.

Takers movie box office: Heist thriller was the winner in the domestic market, but may have ended up behind its low-budget horror competitor worldwide.

Edge of Darkness movie box office: Mel Gibson has returned to the big screen, but his big-budget comeback has failed to pique domestic audiences’ interest. Martin Campbell directed.

Max Payne movie box office: Featuring Mark Wahlberg as a well-armed avenger, this neo-noir thriller is unquestionably a domestic flop.

Leonard Kastle’s The Honeymoon Killers rivals better-known fare partly thanks to Shirley Stoler and Tony Lo Bianco’s charismatic performances.

The Joan Crawford gangster drama This Woman Is Dangerous can be entertaining as long as you have low expectations. Dennis Morgan costars; Felix E. Feist directed.

Samuel Fuller’s B crime drama The Naked Kiss is an underrated gem that teaches audiences a couple of valuable lessons re: Good Citizens and phones.

‘Lurid’ is an understatement when describing Screaming Mimi, Anita Ekberg’s 1958 foray into the realm of American B noir. Philip Carey and Gypsy Rose Lee costar.

Who Killed Teddy Bear? movie review: Exuding charisma and sensuality, Sal Mineo is the best thing about Joseph Cates’ uneven yet intriguingly perverse psychological drama.

American Gangster box office: Ridley Scott’s crime dramas was one of the most notable fall hits. Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington star.

Is the iconic 1960 nouvelle vague movie Breathless vastly overrated? Jean-Paul Belmondo + Jean Seberg star in Jean-Luc Godard’s influential noir homage.

Brian De Palma’s neo-noir The Black Dahlia is a poor imitation of 1940s films noirs. Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank are the badly miscast stars.

Gaping narrative issues hinder Sam Mendes’ gangster noir Road to Perdition, otherwise a great showcase for stars Tom Hanks and Paul Newman.

Is The Aviator star Leonardo DiCaprio going to play a 1930s gangster or an FBI agent in Michael Mann’s planned crime drama based on the book Public Enemies?

Training Day (2001) movie review: In a less showy role, Ethan Hawke effortlessly steals Antoine Fuqua’s mediocre cop thriller from Best Actor Oscar winner Denzel Washington.