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- Wives Under Suspicion — A Classic Film Noir Movie Reconsidered
- Beat the Devil: A Wry Reappraisal of a Mischievous Film Noir Movie
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955): A Relentless Study of Addiction in a film noir movie
- The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery: A Classic Critic’s Study of a Heist as a Film Noir Movie
- Suddenly (1954): A Compact, Chilling Film Noir Movie That Strips Small‑Town Innocence
- The Hitch-Hiker (1953): Ida Lupino’s Relentless Film Noir Movie Masterclass
- The Ghost Train (1941) — A Classic Film Noir Movie Lens on British Comedy-Horror
- The Black Raven: A Compact Film Noir Movie Locked in a Storm
- Scarlet Street: A Deep Dive into a 1945 Film Noir Movie Masterpiece
- Black Dragons: A Classic Cinema Critic’s Case for the Film Noir Movie Appeal of a 1942 Spy Thriller
- The Rogues’ Tavern: A Classic B‑Picture That Foreshadows the Film Noir Movie Aesthetic
- Behind Green Lights, 1946 starring Carole Landis
- The Trap, 1946 film with Charlie Chan
- Dark Alibi, 1946 a Charlie Chan movie
- Charlie Chan in the Golden Eye, 1948
- Charlie Chan’s The Scarlet Clue, 1945
- Charlie Chan’s Dangerous Money, 1946
- Charlie Chan in the Chinese Ring, 1947
- Charlie Chan’s Secret, 1936
- The Mandarin Mystery, 1936
- High School Big Shot, 1959
- Holt of the Secret Service, 1941 (serial) Chapter 1: Chaotic Greek
- Dishonored Lady, 1947 starring Hedy Lamarr
- Five Minutes to Live, 1961 with Johnny Cash
- Great Guy, 1936 movie starring James Cagney and Mae Clarke
- For You I Die, 1947
- Charade (1963), Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in the “the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made”
- The Red House, 1947 starring Edward G. Robinson
- Mystery Liner, 1934
- The Woman in Green, with Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson
- The Fast and the Furious, 1955 film with John Ireland and Dorothy Malone
- Algiers (1938), with Charles Boyer
- Blood on the Sun, starring James Cagney
- Kansas City Confidential, 1952 with Lee Van Cleef
- Love Affair (1939 film)
- The Amazing Mr. X (1948): A Haunting Study of a Film Noir Movie and the Spiritualist Racket
- The Big Combo (1955): A Masterclass in the Film Noir Movie Tradition
- Detour (1945): A Compact, Cruel, and Unforgiving Film Noir Movie
- Midnight Limited (1940): A Classic Film Noir Movie Lens on a Railroad Mystery
- D.O.A.: The Definitive Film Noir Movie That Turns a Countdown Into Cinema
- The Stranger (1946): A Deep Dive into a Film Noir Movie That Marries Suspense with Moral Reckoning
- Dark Manhattan (1937): A Classic Harlem Drama and a Prelude to the Film Noir Movie Tradition
- The Chase (1946): Unraveling a Film Noir Movie That Dreams Its Crime