An Unsung Dan Duryea Noir: Reviewing Kino Lorber’s ‘Walk A Tightrope’
Early in Frank Nesbitt’s Walk a Tightrope, Lutcher (Dan Duryea) takes shelter near a police box while the woman he’s
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Talking ‘Dark City Dames’ With Author And TCM Host Eddie Muller
Whether they were known for playing femme fatales (Audrey Totter) or the one person who might be able to change
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Humanoids Drives A ‘Hard Bargain’ In 2024
Welcome to the table, One of my favorite comics of all time is The Damned by Cullen Bunn. It may
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Advance Review: ‘The One Hand’ #1 Breathes Life Into Police Procedurals
Just when Detective Ari Nassar is out, he gets pulled back in. Nassar is literally celebrating his retirement from the
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Neo-Noir, L.A., And Country Music Make Beautiful Harmony: Kickstarting Stephan Franck’s ‘Palomino’
Welcome to the table, Stephan Franck is one of my favorite people. I’m disclosing this to you because I like
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An Argentinian Take On Fritz Lang’s ‘M’: ‘The Black Vampire’ Reviewed
Following last year’s release of Román Viñoly Barreto’s The Beast Must Die, Flicker Alley has double downed and released another
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Noir Double Feature: ‘Kiss The Blood Off My Hands’ And ‘Larceny’
From Key Largo to The Big Clock, 1948 was a great year for film noir. That statement holds true in
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If I Could Turn Back Time: ‘Repeat Performance’ Reviewed
Usually when a film does a time loop it’s a Groundhog Day situation, where the day keeps repeating over and
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Celebrating Noirvember With ‘The Beast Must Die’
It’s November, and if you’re a classic movie fan that can only mean one thing: Noirvember has arrived! While one
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And What A Lovely Web It Is: Reviewing Michael Gordon’s Film Noir, ‘The Web’
It’s hard to believe Michael Gordon’s The Web has never had a home video release before. In this competent noir
Read moreDark Horse Announces New Horrific Detective Mini-Series ‘Fear Case’ For February 2021
Dark Horse Comics announced Fear Case, a new horrific detective series from the creative trio that brought you Grass Kings
Read moreNew To You Comics: ‘The Damned’ Volume 1- Three Days Dead
With new comics on hold for the foreseeable future, my colleague Tony Thornley and I decided to dive deep into
Read moreNew To You Comics: ‘Negative Space’ TPB From Dark Horse Comics
With new comics on hold for the foreseeable future, my colleague Tony Thornley and I decided to dive deep into
Read moreThe Big Score Gets Rocky In Criminal #11
Teeg, Tommy, and Jane enact their plan to rob the Wrestle Madness events of all its cash. Things seem to be going according to plan, but things complicate when the security guards seem to be on high alert. Teeg gets paranoid and desperate, and that means blood is going to run.
Read moreDark Horse Re-Releases Noir Crime Comics Collection
Crime comics have had a bit of a resurgence over the past few years and I’m loving it. Dark Horse
Read moreNYCC 2019: Guns, Ink, And Femme Fatales: European Noir Meet American Crime Fiction
At NYCC 2019 I attended a panel discussing European Noir and American Crime Fiction. Panelists included; Dan Panosian (Slots), Josep
Read moreSync Your Watches To The Big Clock, A Screwball Noir From Arrow Films
After five years (at least, since that’s the age of their son, George Jr. (BJ Norman)), it’s about time George
Read moreA Thoughtful Array Of Bonus Features Elevates The Reckless Moment
Unhappy with her daughter, Bea’s (Geraldine Brooks), choice in boyfriends, Lucia Harper (Joan Bennett) does what any horrified mother would
Read moreThe Winters Clan Crumbles From Within In Bone Parish #7
Even as they wage war on multiple fronts, the Winters family can’t help but fracture from within following their shocking
Read moreReturn Of The Man Without Fear In Daredevil #1
[*Mild Spoilers Ahead] After almost getting killed by a truck and spending weeks in recovery and physical therapy, Matt Murdock
Read moreListen To My Art Podcast Ep. 16: Victor Santos Returns To Discuss The Polar Movie
We’re back! To kick off the new year I had a lengthy interview with noir comics master Victor Santos. In this
Read moreMinky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini Gets A Graphic Novel Trailer
The Hard Case Crime imprint at Titan Comics have announced that Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini will be
Read more“He’s Heading For The Light” – Andy Diggle On The Return Of Shadowman, Plus #4 Preview
With Shadowman #4 from Valiant Entertainment, a compelling character gets substantial backstory. Well, depending on how you look at it,
Read moreTropical Surroundings And Ugly Things: Rich Tommaso On Dry County
Rich Tommaso’s work in comics always feels like a rare delight in whatever genre he takes up–whether horror, mystery, crime,
Read moreWhy You Need To Read Blacksad
Blacksad is an anthropomorphic animal noir whose title character, John Blacksad, is a cat who solves mysteries. The creators Juan
Read moreCreating A ‘New Criminal Mind’ In A Feudal World – Victor Santos On Rashomon
This week, Victor Santo’s new book, Rashomon, arrives in shops, following on from his spy-noir thriller trilogy Polar at Dark
Read morePitting Con Men Against Vampires And Crowdfunding Silver- Talking With Stephan Franck
What may be the ultimate gothic noir comic saga, Silver, has plunged into crowdfunding its third volume today on
Read moreThe Stunning Samurai Art Of Victor Santos In Process For Rashomon
Victor Santos (Polar, Violent Love) has a new graphic novel coming in October from Dark Horse that is an
Read more70’s Crime Has Never Been More Stylish – The Violent Love: Stay Dangerous TPB Out This Week
Violent Love, the dark but adventurous crime/drama series written by Frank Barbiere and illustrated by Victor Santos, received plenty
Read moreDeadpool’s Reilly Brown Writes And Draws A Wacky, Free Online Comic At Ghostek
It was news to me, even though I’ve followed Reilly Brown’s stellar work in comics for some years, that
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