In this 1952 film noir thriller, Joan Crawford plays a successful playwright seduced by a murderous Jack Palance. “It’s a masterpiece of suspense,” says Foster Hirsch, author of Hollywood and the ...

The detective noir serves as the heart and soul of the classic film noir genre, which was initially generated from the pivotal rise of hardboiled crime novels and pulp fiction during the 1930s. Iconic ...

Ready to dive into the dark, twisted world of film noir? Check out the 20 best films, plus where to grab the sharpest Blu-ray, 4K, and box sets. Let’s talk about film noir—the genre that slinks out of ...