The Dark Side of Cinema Archives

Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXVI Blu-ray Review: These Sets Continue to Surprise and Delight

By Mat Brewster | August 17, 2025 |

I am more than a little familiar with the genre, yet these sets continue to surprise me.

By Mat Brewster | April 14, 2025 |

For film-noir diehards looking for deep cuts.

By Mat Brewster | September 16, 2024 |

It has tons of style, some wild camera work, and some groovy kills.

By Greg Hammond | March 29, 2024 |

Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVI contains Edgar Allen Poe’s The Mystery of Marie Roget, Chicago Deadline, and Iron Man.

By Mat Brewster | March 17, 2024 |

These three movies fall within a dark period in Robinson’s career.

By Mat Brewster | January 27, 2024 |

A fantastic resource for discovering relatively obscure film noirs.

By Mat Brewster | June 4, 2023 |

A spy thriller, a surprisingly sensitive take on mental illness, and a remake of a Hitchcock classic

By Mat Brewster | May 30, 2023 |

If you are a fan of film noir and are looking to go beyond the classics, this is the place you should go.

By Mat Brewster | May 29, 2023 |

A delightful, surrealistic, and strange little film.

By Mat Brewster | May 28, 2023 |

Their plots are all pretty standard noir stuff, but they get the job done.