noir

[nwar]

adjective

French.

1. black; noting the black numbers in roulette.

noir

/ nwɑː /

adjective

1. (of a film) showing characteristics of a film noir , in plot or style

Example Sentences

As an ambitious and miserable Yale philosophy professor, Julia Roberts paces Luca Guadagnino’s pretend-provocative noir “After the Hunt” in a prepster uniform of monogrammed tote bag and immaculate white slacks.

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“The Lowdown” is a Tulsa noir mystery led by Hawke’s citizen detective, a rare bookseller who dedicates more time to uncovering local conspiracies than selling coveted editions of old novels.

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“The Lowdown” is also Harjo’s ode to the noir films he loves dearly.

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He cites Robert Altman’s “The Long Goodbye” as his main jumping off point — “I was just sort of obsessed with it. During the pandemic, I watched it, like, five times,” he told me — but he also namechecks an array of other noir and neo-noir classics that he says he borrowed, stole from or shouted out in making this show.

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Nevertheless, there’s a tendency to associate noir thrillers with big cities that Harjo reframes by setting his within his home state.

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