Film noir is as alive today as the days when dark, gritty fiction was printed on cheap wood pulp paper. So if you`re in the mood for some detective drama, beautifully-crafted-albeit-cheesy dialogue, and lovable anti-heroes, load up your Netflix queue and check out these modern classics.
Dark City (1998)
Director Alex Proyas masterfully weaves together intelligent dialogue, intriguing plot developments, stunning art direction, atmospheric lighting design, and competent visual effects to create a critically maligned box office failure. Ouch.
Yet the last ten years have been kind to Dark City – a strong cult following has spurred many critics to revisit their original scathing reviews. The film, half science-fiction, half film-noir, chronicles John Murdoch, a man who might be a murderer, as he looks for answers in a city that never sees the light of day. Pursued by police and a group of all-powerful ghouls known as The Strangers, Murdoch uncovers the truth of why it is always dark, and why no one can ever leave the city. Look for a young Jennifer Connelly as she co-stars opposite Rufus Sewell.
