Film Noir – Movie Valhalla

LAURA (1944)

Perhaps the most campy and nonsensical of all 1940s murder mysteries, I love it so much.

An, um, unique take on the dark underbelly of a small town from David Lynch, sort of the proto-Twin Peaks.

A very well-done neo-noir that deals with issues the original film noirs mostly ignored. Denzel Washington plays the detective in over his head.

I really enjoyed this dream-like film noir about a doomed man’s wanderings through Belfast.

Perhaps the ultimate Film Noir, about two murderers who are not nearly as smart as they think they are.

The definitive neo-noir, a movie I love, now inextricably linked with the crimes of its director.

The decaying remains of 1920s Hollywood entrap a hack writer and lure him to his doom.

This extremely atmospheric neo-noir about androids and flying cars helped revolutionize science fiction with its combination of cynicism and neon.

A movie that launched legendary careers and an entire classic genre of film, and is also pretty fun in its own right.