popgeeks.comSep 20
Can’t Sleep? Watch Korean Noir. Guaranteed NOT to Cure Insomnia. https://popgeeks.com/cant-sleep-watch-korean-noir-guaranteed-not-to-cure-insomnia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KoreanNoir #NoirFilms #KDrama #NeonNoir #CrimeCinema
jpJul 18
The Instigators thinks crime, trauma, and theft are all just punchlines. With a cast this good, it could’ve been anything—but it chose lazy clichés and emotional blackmail. Crime may pay at the box office, but this movie’s moral debt is steep.
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https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/in-the-instigators-three-wrongs-make-a-right-but-not-really/
In The Instigators, Three Wrongs Make a Right (But Not Really)

In under five minutes, The Instigators shamelessly steals the “taking notes on a criminal conspiracy” joke from The Wire—twice. Given the context, it almost feels like cultural appropriation. That …

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Show threadCineRequiem.comApr 25, 2023

and smart neo noir #SeaOfLove (1989), gangsters in De Palma's #Scarface (1983) and #CarlitosWay (1993) and #DonnieBrasco (1997), lawmen in #Heat (1995) and #Insomnia (2002) and a flamboyant Satan in #TheDevilsAdvocate (1997).

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CineRequiem.comMar 24, 2023

#NowWatching Vigilante (1982)

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CineRequiem.comMar 11, 2023

Life magazine wrote "It's no place for a lady like Olivia" but its star, Miss De Havilland, considered it an important depiction "of the ruthless violence of our era". Now, 'Lady in a Cage' (1964) holds up as one of the great overlooked modern horror films.

Check out "Caged Heat: No Way to Treat a 'Lady'", our latest feature by Steven West.

https://www.cinerequiem.com/2023/03/caged-heat-no-way-to-treat-lady.html

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Cine Requiem: Caged Heat: No Way to Treat a 'Lady'

Caged Heat: No Way to Treat a 'Lady' - Steven West Remembers 'Lady in a Cage'

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