neo noir
Colin Farrell channels Humphrey Bogart as a noir detective in 'Sugar': review
April 8, 2024 | 7:48am“Sugar” isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it’s still a welcome addition to a genre, and “Colin Farrell as a noir detective” may be enough to get audiences tuning in.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Gloaming' On Starz, Where A Troubled Cop And An Estranged Friend Reunite To Solve A Murder
March 21, 2021 | 8:25pmEmma Booth and Ewen Leslie star in a noirish thriller set in Tasmania.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Cold Courage' On AMC+, Where Two Finnish Women In London Protect People Via A Secret Organization
March 11, 2021 | 6:00pmScandi-noir meets British politics in this thriller about a secret group of investigators giving voice to the voiceless.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Beartown' On HBO, Where A Former NHLer Comes Back To His Downtrodden Swedish Hometown To Coach Junior Hockey
February 22, 2021 | 4:00pmThe pressure on Beartown's hockey team and its coach leads to a violent incident in this new Swedish drama.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Sister' On Hulu, A Thriller About Two Men Whose Shared Past Is About To Get Dug Up Again
January 22, 2021 | 5:00pmRussel Tovey and Bertie Carvel star in Neil Cross' adaptation of his novel Burial.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Losing Alice' On Apple TV+, A Thriller About A Screenwriter, A Director, And Tons Of Sexual Tension
January 22, 2021 | 3:45pmAyelet Zurer and Lihi Kornowski star in this Israeli erotic thriller.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Equinox' On Netflix, Where A Danish Woman Tries To Find Out How Her Sister Disappeared 20 Years Ago
December 30, 2020 | 4:30pmDanica Curcic stars as a woman who is determined to find out what happened to her older sister when she disappeared in 1999.
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Whistlers’ on Hulu, a Romanian Noir-Comedy With Twists on Top of Twists
July 2, 2020 | 5:30pmLet's see, dirty cop,? Check. Femme fatale? Check. Violent gangsters? Check. Secret whistling language? Sure, why not?
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Big Dogs' On Amazon Prime And Tubi, About Taxi-Driving Cops And Swanky Drug Dealers In A Crumbling New York
July 2, 2020 | 2:30pmUnsupervised cops in taxis investigate drug dealers in this neo-noir thriller overstuffed with a ton of characters.
How HBO gave a sexy modern update to 'Perry Mason'
June 18, 2020 | 5:56pmMatthew Rhys as Perry Mason, one of pop culture's most ubiquitous characters to swagger in suits, is rougher, edgier and sexier in the new HBO show.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Night Clerk' on Netflix, a Dud of a Drama Elevated Slightly by Ana de Armas
June 15, 2020 | 5:00pmTye Sheridan plays a man with Asperger's syndrome in this sort-of-neo-noir.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Briarpatch' On USA Network, Where A Tough-As-Nails Investigator Returns To Her Hometown To Find Who Killed Her Sister
February 6, 2020 | 3:00pmRosario Dawson, Jay R. Ferguson, Alan Cumming and Kim Dickens star in this anthology series, whose first season is based on the Russ Thomas novel.
'John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum' on HBO: That Glass Room Fight Proves the Oscars Need Best Stunts
January 11, 2020 | 6:00pmStunt performers have been lobbying the Academy for recognition for three decades.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Reprisal' On Hulu, A Noir-ish Drama Where A Woman Seeks Revenge On Her Brother And His Gang
December 6, 2019 | 5:00pmAbigail Spencer stars with Mena Massoud and Rory Cochrane in this retro noir drama.
Rodrigo Santoro trained with real MMA fighters as research for 'Reprisal'
November 27, 2019 | 3:45pm"Reprisal" star Rodrigo Santoro says he traveled back to his native Brazil to research his role for the new Hulu series. “What attracted me to this [part] was the fact...
Stream It Or Skip It: 'In the Shadow of the Moon' on Netflix, a Noir Sci-Fi Thriller That Bites Off More Than it Can Chew
September 27, 2019 | 12:00pmThis Philip K. Dickish flick is like The Lincoln Lawyer meets Seven meets Looper.
Jimmi Simpson: 'Perpetual Grace Ltd.' is Fellini-esque 'work of art'
August 2, 2019 | 7:22pm‘Perpetual Grace Ltd.” star Jimmi Simpson describes Sunday’s season finale (10 p.m. on EPIX) as just the beginning of this darkly comic, noir series. “I would say the story is...
34 Questions For 'Serenity,' That Insane Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway Movie
July 26, 2019 | 11:49amThe fish's name is JUSTICE?
'Serenity,' That Bonkers Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway Movie, is Now on Amazon Prime
July 24, 2019 | 10:30amYou should absolutely make this your next drunk movie night.
'Under the Silver Lake' is on Amazon Prime, If You Want to Feel Deeply Uncomfortable for Two and a Half Hours
July 1, 2019 | 3:00pmThe David Robert Mitchell film is finally available to stream after a limited release in April.