In the world of cinema, few styles are as instantly recognisable and deeply influential as film noir. With its stark shadows, moral ambiguity, and psychological complexity, this distinctively American ...

The Big Sleep has multiple elements that make it a true piece of art in the film ... one of the most engaging film noir movies. The protagonist isn’t the usual detective type with an antihero ...

With the hard-boiled Chinese detective in his new murder mystery, Nine Dragons, you could say Jovanni Sy has created the anti–Charlie Chan. His film-noir-inspired play, set in atmospheric 1920s ...