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holy mother of pick-up lines #noirvember
November 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
holy mother of pick-up lines #noirvember
Chidambaram (Govindan Aravindan; 1985) #desiwatch
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Chidambaram (Govindan Aravindan; 1985) #desiwatch
Lee Grant in her first role, where she doesn’t even get a name and is just listed as “Shoplifter”, won Best Actress at Cannes and was nom’d for Supp Actress at the Oscars. comic relief in a drama and has maybe 10 minutes of screentime, her final scene is a hoot. memorable debut #noirvember
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Lee Grant in her first role, where she doesn’t even get a name and is just listed as “Shoplifter”, won Best Actress at Cannes and was nom’d for Supp Actress at the Oscars. comic relief in a drama and has maybe 10 minutes of screentime, her final scene is a hoot. memorable debut #noirvember
Detective Story (William Wyler; 1951) #noirvember
a fight for the soul of a policeman across a single day in a busy precinct. fun (and award-winning) ensemble around Kirk Douglas, though its stage origins are evident. wish all “Oscar bait” were this good
a fight for the soul of a policeman across a single day in a busy precinct. fun (and award-winning) ensemble around Kirk Douglas, though its stage origins are evident. wish all “Oscar bait” were this good
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Detective Story (William Wyler; 1951) #noirvember
a fight for the soul of a policeman across a single day in a busy precinct. fun (and award-winning) ensemble around Kirk Douglas, though its stage origins are evident. wish all “Oscar bait” were this good
a fight for the soul of a policeman across a single day in a busy precinct. fun (and award-winning) ensemble around Kirk Douglas, though its stage origins are evident. wish all “Oscar bait” were this good
dialogue writing in the classic noir age was something else #noirvember
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
dialogue writing in the classic noir age was something else #noirvember
Act of Violence (Fred Zinnemann; 1949) #noirvember
classic man comes into town and causes havoc tale. post-war noir that takes a surgical knife to the facade of valour and glory that built reputations post WWII
classic man comes into town and causes havoc tale. post-war noir that takes a surgical knife to the facade of valour and glory that built reputations post WWII
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Act of Violence (Fred Zinnemann; 1949) #noirvember
classic man comes into town and causes havoc tale. post-war noir that takes a surgical knife to the facade of valour and glory that built reputations post WWII
classic man comes into town and causes havoc tale. post-war noir that takes a surgical knife to the facade of valour and glory that built reputations post WWII
Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (Dominic Arun; 2025) #DesiWatch
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (Dominic Arun; 2025) #DesiWatch
Cry of the City (Siodmak; 1948)
found its moralising slightly annoying, esp for a noir movie, generally more textured even if the Hays Code keeps things tight. Mature and Conti play a good cat-and-dog game. reminded me of Scorsese crime movies for obvious reasons #noirvember
found its moralising slightly annoying, esp for a noir movie, generally more textured even if the Hays Code keeps things tight. Mature and Conti play a good cat-and-dog game. reminded me of Scorsese crime movies for obvious reasons #noirvember
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Cry of the City (Siodmak; 1948)
found its moralising slightly annoying, esp for a noir movie, generally more textured even if the Hays Code keeps things tight. Mature and Conti play a good cat-and-dog game. reminded me of Scorsese crime movies for obvious reasons #noirvember
found its moralising slightly annoying, esp for a noir movie, generally more textured even if the Hays Code keeps things tight. Mature and Conti play a good cat-and-dog game. reminded me of Scorsese crime movies for obvious reasons #noirvember
Odds Against Tomorrow (Robert Wise; 1959) #noirvember
we finally get a Black person as the lead in a classic noir when the era of classic noir has almost ended. Harry Belafonte's coolness really is the perfect foil to Robert Ryan's edginess
we finally get a Black person as the lead in a classic noir when the era of classic noir has almost ended. Harry Belafonte's coolness really is the perfect foil to Robert Ryan's edginess
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Odds Against Tomorrow (Robert Wise; 1959) #noirvember
we finally get a Black person as the lead in a classic noir when the era of classic noir has almost ended. Harry Belafonte's coolness really is the perfect foil to Robert Ryan's edginess
we finally get a Black person as the lead in a classic noir when the era of classic noir has almost ended. Harry Belafonte's coolness really is the perfect foil to Robert Ryan's edginess
made a @letterboxd.social list for noir movies from the classic era. it has 142 films for the timebeing. do suggest if I'm missing out on any good ones #noirvember boxd.it/jBTX4
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
made a @letterboxd.social list for noir movies from the classic era. it has 142 films for the timebeing. do suggest if I'm missing out on any good ones #noirvember boxd.it/jBTX4
In A Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray; 1950) #noirvember
I'd liked this on a first watch but Bogart's character was so hateful that it kept me at a distance. this time around, I'm fully turned. between this and Sunset Boulevard, screenwriters in 1950 were really going through it huh
I'd liked this on a first watch but Bogart's character was so hateful that it kept me at a distance. this time around, I'm fully turned. between this and Sunset Boulevard, screenwriters in 1950 were really going through it huh
November 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In A Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray; 1950) #noirvember
I'd liked this on a first watch but Bogart's character was so hateful that it kept me at a distance. this time around, I'm fully turned. between this and Sunset Boulevard, screenwriters in 1950 were really going through it huh
I'd liked this on a first watch but Bogart's character was so hateful that it kept me at a distance. this time around, I'm fully turned. between this and Sunset Boulevard, screenwriters in 1950 were really going through it huh
finally began #noirvember (yes, yes, ik it's only the second day of the month), that too on a bangin' note
The Naked City (Jules Dassin; 1948)
The Naked City (Jules Dassin; 1948)
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
finally began #noirvember (yes, yes, ik it's only the second day of the month), that too on a bangin' note
The Naked City (Jules Dassin; 1948)
The Naked City (Jules Dassin; 1948)
it’s #Noirvember time, y’all. new @letterboxd.social favourites
November 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
it’s #Noirvember time, y’all. new @letterboxd.social favourites
enjoyed the first Nightmare movie so much that I decided to go back for Craven's only other installment in the series #Spooktober
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
enjoyed the first Nightmare movie so much that I decided to go back for Craven's only other installment in the series #Spooktober
A House of Dynamite (Bigelow; 2025)
just not much to this film; should've been an email, or should've been Bigelow telling us to rewatch Lumet's Fail Safe. if this is a new-century upgrade to Fail Safe we're just better off with that instead. also, cowardly to end it how it does
just not much to this film; should've been an email, or should've been Bigelow telling us to rewatch Lumet's Fail Safe. if this is a new-century upgrade to Fail Safe we're just better off with that instead. also, cowardly to end it how it does
October 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A House of Dynamite (Bigelow; 2025)
just not much to this film; should've been an email, or should've been Bigelow telling us to rewatch Lumet's Fail Safe. if this is a new-century upgrade to Fail Safe we're just better off with that instead. also, cowardly to end it how it does
just not much to this film; should've been an email, or should've been Bigelow telling us to rewatch Lumet's Fail Safe. if this is a new-century upgrade to Fail Safe we're just better off with that instead. also, cowardly to end it how it does
10 books that I love
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
10 books that I love
The Wailing (Na Hong-jin; 2016) #Spooktober
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Wailing (Na Hong-jin; 2016) #Spooktober
received a nice text from a friend today
October 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
received a nice text from a friend today
The Thing (Carpenter; 1982) boxd.it/bp7wFx
October 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Thing (Carpenter; 1982) boxd.it/bp7wFx