Tag Archives: neo-noir

Notes on “The Long Goodbye”

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: 1. What a wonderful book. A sprawling mini-epic with L.A. as a Potemkin paradise that, like “The Big Sleep,” is confusing as hell. More than a few times I stopped short to say, “Wait, how are these people … Continue reading →

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“Red Rock West”

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: When I saw it on release in 1993, I took this crime yarn, directed by John Dahl and written by Dahl and his brother Rick, as a postmodern joke — a droll riff on smalltown noir themes. … Continue reading →

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