Top 10 Whodunits

Whether with a doctor on the run, a Bay Area serial killer, or a shady rear-window neighbor, the best whodunits draw us in through compelling characters and the irresistible mysteries that entangle them.

ToppingsCinema SugarNovember 8, 2023Whodunits, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Fugitive, The Long Goodbye, Brick, Memories of Murder, Memento, Clue, Scream, Rear Window, Zodiac

7 Hard-Boiled Lessons from Noir Films Old and New

I take comfort in knowing that film noir—a genre that has existed for almost 100 years—has seen it all before. So here are few timeless, hard-won lessons and the noir films that illustrate them.

The ScoopChad ComelloNovember 14, 2022Noir, Double Indemnity, Fargo, Dial M for Murder, Gone Girl, Sunset Boulevard, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Chinatown, Zodiac, The Third Man, Under the Silver Lake, Ace in the Hole, Nightcrawler, Psycho, Memento

Top 10 Noir Movies

Here’s the skinny: We put a couple gumshoes on the case to track down all of film noir’s low-lifes, grifters, heels, and molls so we could assemble a lineup worthy of this amazing genre.

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