This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates Roy William Neill’s The Woman in Green (1945), one of the darkest and most atmospheric entries in the classic Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film series.

In this episode, your cinematic sleuths investigate why The Woman in Green feels like Sherlock Holmes meets film noir, exploring its shadowy atmosphere, psychological manipulation, murder mystery and distinctly darker tone.

Is The Woman in Green the darkest Sherlock Holmes movie of the Basil Rathbone era — and the closest 221B Baker Street ever came to film noir?

Directed by: Roy William Neill

Joining us for this investigation are the hosts of Doings of Doyle Podcast! 

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Luke and Matt discuss MARVEL's season one of Daredevil Born Again starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ayelete Zurer, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Jon Bernthal, Wilson Bethel, Nikki M James and Clark JohnsonDid the Disney+ show maintain the former show's neo-noir quality? Or is Born Again more of the same? Let's see...

This week, we investigate another episode of the HBO series: FALLEN ANGELS. This time, it's the Tom Hanks-directed episode: I'll BE WAITING, based on the short story by Raymond Chandler.SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/meanstreetspodcast

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This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (2010), the psychological neo-noir thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley and Michelle Williams.

Based on Dennis Lehane’s bestselling novel, Shutter Island follows U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels as he travels to a remote island hospital for the criminally insane to investigate the disappearance of a patient. As a hurricane cuts the island off from the mainland, Teddy’s investigation becomes increasingly disturbing, with clues suggesting that the hospital is hiding something.

In this episode, your cinematic sleuths put Shutter Island under the magnifying glass, exploring Martin Scorsese’s direction, the film’s noir and horror influences, its psychological mystery and its elaborate use of atmosphere and suspense as we determine if any of it hold up! 

We also explore the film’s twists, symbolism, unreliable perspective and dreamlike sequences.

What is really happening on Shutter Island? And can your cinematic sleuths solve the case before the truth drives them mad?

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

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This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates Jim Henson’s The Great Muppet Caper (1981), the wonderfully chaotic Muppet mystery comedy that sends Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear to London on the trail of a priceless jewel.

In this episode, your cinematic sleuths investigate whether The Great Muppet Caper really wanted to be a caper film or something else entirely. 

We explore Jim Henson’s direction, the film’s elaborate London setting, its jewel-heist mystery, musical sequences and fourth-wall-breaking humour.

Directed by: Jim Henson

Is The Great Muppet Caper a forgotten comedy classic — and the greatest Muppet mystery ever investigated?

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Today's case is the 2007 episode of SMALLVILLE titled Noir. Starring Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, and Michael Rosenbaum. Written by Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders. And directed by Jeannot Szwarc.

With special guests: Zach from ALWAYS HOLD ONTO SMALLVILLE & Anthony Desiato fromDIGGING FOR KRYPTONITE!

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This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates J.T. Mollner’s Strange Darling (2023), the acclaimed neo-noir psychological thriller starring Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner.

Told through a deliberately fractured narrative, Strange Darling follows a mysterious encounter between two people that quickly spirals into a violent and unpredictable game of survival. But as the story unfolds, the truth becomes increasingly difficult to separate from deception.

In this episode, your cinematic sleuths put Strange Darling under the magnifying glass, exploring J.T. Mollner’s unconventional storytelling, the film’s non-linear structure, its shifting perspectives and its use of suspense and misdirection.

We examine the performances of Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner, the film’s distinctive visual style and its blend of neo-noir, psychological thriller, horror and crime movie conventions.

Directed by: J.T. Mollner

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This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001), the surreal neo-noir mystery that has become one of the most acclaimed and debated films of the 21st century.

Starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring and Justin Theroux, Mulholland Drive follows an aspiring actress and an amnesiac woman who meet in Los Angeles and attempt to uncover the mystery surrounding a car crash, a mysterious blue key and the woman’s lost identity.

But in true David Lynch fashion, the investigation soon takes a journey through dreams, identity, Hollywood ambition, obsession and reality itself.

In this episode, your cinematic sleuths put Mulholland Drive under the magnifying glass, exploring David Lynch’s surrealist filmmaking, the film’s neo-noir influences, Hollywood setting and deliberately fractured narrative.

We also explore the film’s themes of fame, desire, jealousy, identity and the darker side of Hollywood, asking whether Mulholland Drive is ultimately a psychological thriller, a dream, a nightmare — or all of them at once.

Directed by: David Lynch

What really happens on Mulholland Drive? Is David Lynch’s masterpiece a mystery to be solved — or a dream that refuses to give up its secrets?

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Who’s the man? Shaft!

This week, Cinema Sleuths investigates Gordon Parks’s Shaft (1971), the groundbreaking crime thriller that introduced Richard Roundtree’s John Shaft and became one of the defining films of the Blaxploitation era.

Starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft, alongside Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John and Lawrence Pressman, Shaft follows the streetwise Harlem private eye as he becomes caught between rival criminal organisations while investigating a dangerous kidnapping.

Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman, Shaft combines hard-boiled detective fiction, action, and social commentary, creating a new kind of screen detective for a changing America.

In this episode, your cinematic sleuths investigate what made Shaft such a landmark in 1970s crime cinema. We examine Richard Roundtree’s iconic performance, Gordon Parks’s direction and the film’s portrayal of Harlem, race, power, crime and policing.

We also explore one of the most important elements of the movie: Isaac Hayes’s legendary Academy Award-winning music, including the instantly recognisable Theme from Shaft, and how the soundtrack helped turn the film into a cultural phenomenon.

From its fashion and dialogue to its action and unforgettable protagonist, we ask whether Shaft still stands as one of the great private-eye movies — and whether John Shaft remains one of cinema’s coolest detectives.

Directed by: Gordon Parks

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