noir
Americanadjective
adjective
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Perhaps if Short weren’t associated with a detective noir masterpiece, she would never have become a useful metaphor for the corruption and rot associated with Hollywood and Los Angeles, or an eternal enigma.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
This inspires Rhoda with a plot for a noir Maltese murder mystery—minus any falcons—that will open up a new career for her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Fight choreography was made to look more like brawling, with Chau noting performers dialed back “strong shapes, motions and lines” into characters that are “a little bit more broken down” to underscore the noir aesthetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Farrell is terrific, as always, as an empathetic gumshoe investigating a trail of crime and corruption that rings true to devotees of L.A. noir, from Raymond Chandler to “Chinatown” to Jordan Harper.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
It couldn’t have helped matters that William had mentioned, early on, that a French waitress had complimented him on his ‘“belle noir cheveux’”—his “good-looking black hair.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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