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neo-noir

British  
/ ˌniːəʊˈnwɑː /

adjective

  1. (of a film) set in contemporary modern times, but showing characteristics of a film noir, in plot or style

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Our list features neo-noir, studies on female friendship and works that speak to our current moment confronting race and border tension, along with a few narratives that weave in hope.

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Now comes a second neo-noir that has us primed for an epic excavation beneath the foundations on which the industry stands.

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The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described.

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The neo-noir psychological drama stars Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, a lonely, insomniac Vietnam War veteran who takes a job as a night-shift cabbie in New York City.

From Salon

In 2005 he reemerged with the neo-noir action thriller “Sin City.”

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