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Mean Streets Film Noir Podcast
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Two crime fiction authors discussing Film Noir. Join Dr Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth as they investigate the best, worst, and forgotten movies of the genre!

Listen now on ApplePodcast, Spotify, YouTube here: https://linktr.ee/MeanStreetsFilmNoirPodcast
NEW EP! We tackle the doyen of Baker Street, as we look into THE WOMAN IN GREEN (1945), featuring Holmes and Doyle experts @doingsofdoyle.com! Elementary...?

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#FilmNoir #SherlockHolmes
April 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
NEW EP! We head back to FALLEN ANGELS, to review their version of Raymond Chandler's story, I'll Be Waiting, directed by Tom Hanks, no less!
Tune in here:
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#FilmNoir #FilmReview
April 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
NEW EP! We uncover dark deeds and double-crosses as we travel to SHUTTER ISLAND to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Join in our investigation here:

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#FilmNoir #ShutterIsland
April 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Hardboiled reporters, a glamorous femme fatale (Miss Piggy), a high-stakes heist, and shadows everywhere. But how noir is The Great Muppet Caper??

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#FilmNoir
April 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This week, we investigated #StrangeDarling (2024), a neo-noir cat-and-mouse thriller dripping with style, dread, and deadly charm! LISTEN NOW

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#filmnoir #neonoir #strangedarling @kylegallner.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Naomi Watts' performance in Mulholland Drive is superb - from wide-eyed dreamer to shattered reality, it is a mesmerising transformation.

Hear more here:
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#FilmNoir #MulhollandDrive
March 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
NEW EP! Join us as we try to make sense of the late, great David Lynch's neo-noir masterpiece, MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001). A dream or a nightmare?

Tune in here:
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#FilmNoir #DavidLynch
March 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Episode 3 of #DaredevilBornAgain  … 🤌🏼

It’s like a classic Perry Mason.

What do you think of marvels Neo-noir revival?
March 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Never Trust Eddington!
March 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
NEW EP! This week, we take on classic Blaxploitation neo-noir SHAFT (1971), starring Richard Roundtree. Is this the coolest PI of all?

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#FilmNoir #Shaft #Blaxploitation
March 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Has neo-noir returned to the MCU with #DaredevilBornAgain?

We'll chat about it (and more) on YouTube during our first MEAN STREETS LIVE tomorrow night!

Be there: 6/3/ @ 8pm GMT youtube.com/live/Kv0RQIV...
March 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Dead End Kids are meant to bring raw energy and streetwise charm to Angels with Dirty Faces. Do they? Or are they just plain annoying?

Find out here:
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#FilmNoir #FilmReview
March 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
#MeanStreetsRewind We looked into A Walk Among the Tombstones, based on Lawrence Block's novel. We had a lot to say! Revisit our case notes here:

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#FilmNoir #FilmReview
February 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW EP! This week, we walk to the death chamber alongside James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, as we look at Michael Curtiz's ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938).

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#FilmNoir #FilmReview
February 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Want to know what we're recording next? Head over to Patreon to find out and submit your questions or comments for us to discuss in the episode!

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February 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We’re recording a new ep tonight… and this guy is important to it. #filmnoir
February 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#MeanStreetsRewind As noir goes, Out of the Past is hard to beat. Mitchum and Greet sizzle in this classic and complex noir mystery.

Find out more by listening to our case notes here:

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#FilmNoir #FilmReview
February 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hitchcock behind the camera and Raymond Chandler writing the script. Was Strangers on a Train a match made in heaven? We investigate!

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#Hitchcock #FilmNoir
February 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Strangers on a Train is one of the best adaptations of Patricia Highsmith's work, but what did she think of it herself? We find out!

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#Hitchcock #FilmNoir #Filmsky
February 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
💥NEW EP!💥We investigate a classic Hitchcock with crime fiction expert and critic @barryf48.bsky.social! Does STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) deserve its reputation?

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#Hitchcock #FilmNoir
February 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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February 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Jason Miller’s brilliant performance as Owen Fitzstephan is hilarious, theatrical, and compelling. It’s a far cry from his role in The Exorcist.

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#FilmNoir #moviereview
February 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#MeanStreetsRewind: We investigated Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s thriller THE FALL GUY. If you didn’t realise this was a neo-noir movie, you wouldn’t be alone! Find out what we thought.

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#FilmNoir #FilmReview
February 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What do THE DAIN CURSE (1978) and the famously panned 1977 SPIDER-MAN TV movie have in common? We'll tell you... 🕵️‍♂️🕷️📽️

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#FilmNoir #SpiderMan
February 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
We love covering film noir on the small screen including episodes of shows that utilises the form. What are some of your favourite non-noir shows that do this?
February 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM