Is L.A. Confidential a neo noir masterpiece... or a total snooze? Was director Curtis Hanson a hack who got lucky? Or just a hack? 
Were players like Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey well cast? Or wasted? 
The hosts are divided in our most contentious episode of the season. Will the pod survive?

Is L.A. Confidential a neo noir masterpiece... or a total snooze? Was director Curtis Hanson a hack who got lucky? Or just a hack? Were players like Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey well cast? Or wasted? The hosts are divided in our most contentious episode of the season. Will the pod survive?

(Film) NOIR: L.A. Confidential (1997)

The world's greatest book show. Each season, we do a deep dive into one topic.

For season 2, we're covering the gritty world of Noir, filled with murder, betrayals and schemes gone wrong.

Season 1: Philip K. Dick.

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The world's greatest book show. Each season, we do a deep dive into one topic. For season 2, we're covering the gritty world of Noir, filled with murder, betrayals and schemes gone wrong. Season 1: Philip K. Dick.

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