A short, tongue-in-cheek guide to old classic movies from the film noir era. Like Pauline Kael only cooler! Film noir (a term adopted well after these movies were made) represented a dark departure from the upbeat films that Hollywood produced up until the early 1940s. This collection of movie reviews provides a quick and easy-to-read guide to some of most notable entries into that classic canon. Also, check out the trivia questions. Test your knowledge. And stay tuned for more guides to the best and the worst movies Hollywood has created

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