Film noir had a renaissance in the 1990s, and the decade produced a slew of gritty crime flicks and neon-drenched neo-noir classics. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, noir pushed the boundaries of ...

Marked by stark visual contrasts, chiaroscuro lighting, and sharp angles pioneered in German expressionism, noir plunges the viewer into morally gray situations in which good may triumph, but at a ...

During the 1940s and 1950s, the classic film noir genre reached its peak of popularity with timeless films such as Double Indemnity, Out of the Past, and Sunset Boulevard, making it one of the most ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: It’s not often that a mere movie critic can somehow create a genuine holiday, but that’s exactly what happened when writer Marya E. Gates coined “Noirvember” over a ...

David is a Senior Editor at Collider focused primarily on Lists. His professional journey began in the mid-2010s as a Marketing specialist before embarking on his writing career in the 2020s. At ...

SleuthFest 2026 will bring mystery, suspense, and noir to Hollywood's Hobgoblin Playhouse from Feb 19 to Mar 1, featuring immersive plays and classic noir.

In addition to being a contributor for Collider, Rance Collins has also written for Variety, IndieWire, Los Angeles Magazine, Turner Classic Movies and The Huffington Post. His news coverage has ...

The latest feature by 'Lingua Franca' director and star Isabel Sandoval is a vintage crime romance set during the height of ...

From film noirs to rom-coms, femme fatales defined the Golden Age of Hollywood – what became of these legendary actresses after their heyday?

Before she even appears in the 1944 film noir classic Laura, Laura Hunt is an obsession for the hardboiled police detective, who is mesmerized with the supposedly dead woman through her portrait. The ...