Tag: Neo-noir

“You’re Poison”: Difficult Moralities & Patriarchal Legacies in BLOOD ON HER NAME

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Bethany Anne Lind, Crime, Drama, Elisabeth Röhm, Film, Jimmy Gonzales, Matthew Pope, Neo-noir, Thriller, Will Patton1 Comment

A woman faces a violent past when it collides with her violent present.

Rural Magic Realism and Perpetual Adolescence in KNIVES AND SKIN

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Drama, Fantasia Festival 2019, Film, Film Festival, Jennifer Reeder, Marika Engelhardt1 Comment

Jennifer Reeder uses magic realism to look at social dynamics and gender in a small town in the wake of tragedy

[Trailer] Nicolas Winding Refn’s TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG

On By C.H. NewellIn Crime, Film, Miles Teller, Neo-noir, Nicolas Winding Refn, TrailerLeave a comment

The 1st full trailer for Refn's TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG has arrived! Rejoice!

Fake Christians and Tough Moral Choices in DELIVER US FROM EVIL

On By C.H. NewellIn Danish Film, Film, Modern Noir, Ole Borendal, Religion, Thriller, XenophobiaLeave a comment

DELIVER US FROM EVIL is a Greek tragedy as much as it is a neo-noir about morality and the misuse of faith.