Panic in the Streets
by Felipe Rosa
Panic in the Streets: this noir by Elia Kazan has a very solid story, and the added urgency is great;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
Tag: noir
Odd Man Out (1947)
by Felipe Rosa
Odd Man Out: Carol Reed’s noir is nothing if not beautifully shot. Cinematographer Robert Krasker’s images are
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, noir
Ride the Pink Horse
by Felipe Rosa
Ride the Pink Horse: Robert Montgomery’s intriguing noir follows a somewhat beaten track story-wise, but does so in an
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
The Set-Up (1949)
by Felipe Rosa
The Set-Up: Robert Wise presents a solid, tight little film noir; the story is
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, noir
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Felipe Rosa
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Otto Preminger creates a solid, if unspectacular, film;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, drama, noir
Out of the Past (1947)
by Felipe Rosa
Out of the Past: Jacques Tourneur delivers a very solid noir; the story hits all the usual points with a lot of class.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
Laura (1944)
by Felipe Rosa
Laura: Otto Preminger spins a good, engaging yarn, an elegant mix of noir and romance. Much of the air of
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir, romance
Lady in the Lake
by Felipe Rosa
Lady in the Lake: Robert Montgomery’s film is marred by its stylistic choice of telling it in first person. The choice
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
Murder, My Sweet
by Felipe Rosa
Murder, My Sweet: Edward Dmytryk creates a competent, if ultimately unspectacular, noir; the plot is appropriately convoluted,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
