Besides a troubled protagonist, noir Westerns are more cynical and dark, presenting a convoluted plot and a bloody solution that carries a moral message. Some of the greatest noir films are Westerns, ...

Noir westerns combine the best of both worlds, and tell complex stories of violence and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Old West. Unlike the slickly-produced westerns that have come to typify ...

If you know anything about Robert Mitchum's vast filmography, then you probably know that the Old Hollywood star had a penchant for headlining film noir crime capers as well as Westerns. While Mitchum ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

'Body and Soul,' 'Shadow of a Doubt' and 'Dead Reckoning' are among a dozen classic or obscure films programmed over a four-day weekend at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. Like the Hollywood-based ...