neo-noir

/ ˌniːəʊˈnwɑː /

adjective

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

Example Sentences

In “Reservation Dogs,” Sterlin Harjo celebrated his boundless adoration of cinema by fusing comedy with iconic tributes to ‘80s coming-of-age movies. For his second series outing, he merges his fondness for ‘70s-style neo-noir with his enduring love for his home state, tapping Hawke’s prose-addicted gumshoe to mosey us through its beauty and corruption.

From Salon

Known for his tough-guy persona and commanding presence, he was often cast in crime dramas and neo-noir thrillers, but also found roles in comedies and independent films.

From Salon

In this neo-noir two-hander, Constanza, a Filipina immigrant, and Billy, a queer Texan youth, find themselves thrown together as they attempt to dodge law enforcement — both immigration officers and criminal investigators — and free themselves of sins from their homelands.

From Los Angeles Times

His 2001 neo-noir film “Mulholland Drive” is considered one of the filmmaker’s best, an exemplar of the practice of coaxing audiences into the theater of inscrutability and getting them comfortable before locking the door and leaving them there.

From Salon

The novel is plainly an allegory for America’s current fraught moment, but it’s also a lively neo-noir filled with tough-talking detectives, politicos and journalists, and rife with canny plot twists.

From Los Angeles Times