Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes

A Psycho Drive-In look at film noir, from the classic thrillers to the latest neo-noirs.

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Advance Review: Serenity (2019)

Peterson Hill

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January 24, 2019 0 17

So, what are we to make of Steven Knight’s newest film, Serenity?

The Prowler (1951)

Rick Shingler

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November 9, 2017 0 24

What really makes The Prowler a great piece of noir is the deep-cut flaws in the two protagonists.

Hell or High Water (2016)

Paul Brian McCoy

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February 23, 2017 0 8

Overall, Hell or High Water is an understated neo-Western, neo-noir that deserves whatever attention it gets.

Live By Night (2016)

Nate Zoebl

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January 17, 2017 0 18

Live By Night is Affleck losing the depth of his world to its surface-level genre pleasures and they are indeed a pleasure.

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Nate Zoebl

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November 22, 2016 0 40

L.A. Confidential was based upon a James Ellroy novel that many argued was unfilmable.

Advance Review: Private Property (1960) Blu-ray

Paul Brian McCoy

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November 6, 2016 0 22

The film follows two drifters, a sociopath and his closeted sidekick, Duke and Boots, in what is a textbook study in the psychology of a sexual predator.

Chinatown (1974)

John E. Meredith

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June 23, 2016 0 26

Chinatown was made long after the supposed end of the noir period, yet it thoroughly recreates the mood and style of film noir.

The Nice Guys (2016)

Peterson Hill

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June 16, 2016 3 22

The messy plot means it still rests in the noir tradition perfectly. The Nice Guys is shaggy and messy, but endlessly watchable.

Badlands (1973)

Paul Brian McCoy

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April 24, 2016 2 51

It's this vision of youth and young love in particular that really makes Badlands resonate and disturb.

Only God Forgives (2013)

Paul Brian McCoy

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August 2, 2013 1 25

Only God Forgives is a brilliant knife edge slicing cleanly through a soft, white belly.

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Advance Review: Serenity (2019)

The Prowler (1951)

Hell or High Water (2016)

Live By Night (2016)

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Advance Review: Private Property (1960) Blu-ray

Chinatown (1974)

The Nice Guys (2016)

Badlands (1973)

Only God Forgives (2013)