Today we're continuing our film mini-series with part 2: The Return of Film Noir. SOURCES: "Film Noir’s Early Days: How Studios Resisted, Then Embraced, the Genre" (The Hollywood Reporter, Thomas Doherty, 12/22/2021), "The 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time" (Paste Magazine,  Amanda Schurr, Andy Crump, Mark Rozeman & Paste Staff, 11/05/2021). "Neon Noir: The Dopest Film Genre You’ve Never Heard Of" (No Film School, Alyssa Miller, 10/12/2020). "'The Batman' & 'Nightmare Alley': Why Noir is Primed for a Major Comeback" (Collider, Grance Carbone, 03/22/2022). "Some Like It Dark" (Commentary.org, Terry Teachout, 10/2021). MUSIC: "On Hold for You (Kevin Macload), "Dark Bar" (bandersn4tch). ©2022 Britton Rice