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Explore the World of Noir
We love lots of things about Veronica Mars – the sharp characters, the biting dialogue, the twisty mysteries, the tortured relationships – but one of the things that cemented our love for the show was its unrepentant film-noir attitude. Think about it: Veronica is an outsider living in a bleak world, and nothing can be taken for granted. She deals with femmes (and hommes) fatale, official corruption and an outwardly sunny society that's got one heck of a dark underbelly.
While Veronica is taking her well-earned vacation (hey, she caught a couple of serial rapists and broke up with her boyfriend in the same week – the girl needs a break), we're sating our film-noir urges with new and classic takes on smart-mouthed outsiders taking on the big, bad world. Check out the following titles to satisfy your bleak mystery cravings.
The closest thing
Want to meet the male Veronica Mars? Watch Brick. Brendan Frye, a too-smart-for-his-own-good high-school outsider who's investigating the death of his ex-girlfriend. Add in psycho strong men, drug dealers, femmes fatale, whip-smart dialog and a twisty plot, and you've got one of the best movies of the past couple of years. We loved it.
The classics
If you haven't seen some of the classic film-noir gems, you're in for a treat –- albeit a cynical, somewhat depressing, the-world-is-a-cesspool kind of treat. Think of it as a way to counteract all the forced good cheer this time of year. Any of these titles will take you on a hell of a twisty, mysterious ride:
Sunset Blvd.
The Third Man
Double Indemnity
The Maltese Falcon
Touch of Evil
The Big Sleep
Notorious
Laura
The Lady from Shanghai
Neo-Noir
The golden age of film noir ended in 1960, but there were plenty of neo-noir masterworks that came after. Check out these flicks for a slightly more modern take on noir:
Chinatown
Body Heat
The Grifters
Blood Simple
LA Confidential
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
Blade Runner
Blue Velvet
Sin City
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