Every #Noirvember I see a few clinkers. Movies that are just…C-minus. Unremarkable, formulaic B-pictures. BRUTE FORCE (1947, first watch) was excellent. I didn’t realize until the opening credits that it was directed by Jules Dassin. Very skillfully made, good script, a handful of iconic shots. And of course, that exquisite Criterion transfer.

And Burt Lancaster just makes every #filmnoir better.