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Thicker Than Water - Season 3

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A mother sends postcards to her estranged son and daughter inviting them back to the guest house...

Double Idemnity (1944)

7.8 (5 Ratings) Rate It

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An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance...

Daniel Johnson (11 KP) rated Brick (2006) in Movies

Sep 5, 2017

Brick (2006)

2006 | Action, Drama, Horror

8.5

(2 Ratings)

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Excellent

Rian Johnson is a genius.

With his directorial debut he crafts an excellent story, that features some of the best young adult actors in recent history. It becomes even more impressive when you realise how few adults feature in the film.
With a mystery that puts you on the edge of your seat, a murder, a drug den and adult themes that most would refrain from showing in this context, this neo-noir is a reminder of what is great about the noir genre.
Expertly filmed, edited and scored, with some beautiful shots that leave you breathless, this film will not disappoint.

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Steveh774 (11 KP) rated The Nice Guys (2016) in Movies

May 27, 2018

The Nice Guys (2016)

2016 | Comedy, Drama

7.8

(29 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Humor, performances, detective genre, comedy (0 more)

Fun send up of film noir in pulp literature and los angeles culture in a frozen celluloid time capsule

Set in a decade where the comedy and homages work in todays modern popular culture. This unlikely pair lead the story in an unconventional take on the buddy cop/comedy as they work in opposition to each other to solve a dark crime, with a seedy leadup, all the while surrounded by the city of hollywood and its movie star culture. Something out of the pages of a detective fiction magazine. Post modern film noir in a brighter reflection of itself

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David McK (3425 KP) rated The Big Sleep in Books

Jan 28, 2019

The Big Sleep

Raymond Chandler, Ian Rankin | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

5.3

(4 Ratings)

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Early 'tec noir; if it only seems so familiar now it's because just about every such book since has copied that style of pulp fiction: the hard-bitten private eye, the liberal use of the vernacular, constant rain and the femme fatale are all now hallmarks of the genre

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Chuck Palahniuk recommended Sunset Boulevard (1950) in Movies (curated)

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

1950 | Classics, Drama

8.5

(8 Ratings)

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"Everybody ends up dead or insane-slash-arrested. Nancy Olson is dismissed to wed Jack Webb — the real off-screen horror ending. Every performance is outlandish, as big as anything on any Mexican soap opera. The dead monkey. Buster Keaton. The fun never ends. The best noir comedy, ever."

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