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Something’s rotten in Denmark

November 24, 2010 by Dave Knadler

For your consideration: Terribly Happy, a terribly-titled Danish film released in the U.S. earlier this year. It’s about a disgraced lawman sent to the purgatory of a bleak little town, where he finds all the things we expect in American film noir: a temptress, dark motives and homicide. And of course a creepy little girl pushing a baby stroller. In theme and tone it reminds me a […]

Filed Under: Movies, neo noir

It’s just one click. But nooooo….

August 12, 2007 by Dave Knadler

It has come to my attention that almost no one is voting on my film noir poll. Normally I’d consider this a personal affront and ample cause for a profanity-laced rant on how nobody cares anymore, nobody. But my wife Tess has pointed out it’s probably because I didn’t include her personal favorite neo-noir: The Grifters, from 1990. OK, it was a glaring omission. Any film that […]

Filed Under: Movies, neo noir

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