Dark times call for darker films.
Certain genres that were once integral parts of Hollywood filmmaking have recently been mostly dormant, save a few exceptions in each case. Film genres such as westerns and screwball comedies, which at one time reigned supreme at the box office, now maybe see only a few releases every year and even less successes.
When noir first came to prominence in the early 1940s, the world was in a similar state of upheaval. The Great Depression was reaching its conclusion, but its end was helped by the beginning of a global war and the Holocaust. Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, and suddenly nowhere seemed safe. Europe was being overrun by a dictator looking to commit ethnic cleansing and eradicate the Jewish people, and people didn’t know if they could trust their neighbors.
So noir fills the role with being escapist in a darker way. Which is where the modern neo-noirs are finding success. Nightmare Alley was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The Batman is currently the biggest movie in the world. And even smaller noirs, and noirs that also cross into other genres, are also finding success.
And even smaller noirs have found success. I’m Your Woman was a critically acclaimed noir from 2020. And 2021, along with Nightmare Alley, saw the releases of The Card Counter and No Sudden Move, both made by esteemed filmmakers with big name casts, both receiving rave reviews. And over the second half of the last decade, crossover and less traditional noirs like Hell or High Water, You Were Never Really Here, and Uncut Gems found success with critics and audiences alike.
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