Local film critic and podcaster Matthew Turner returns for a second mini season of film noir classics, which will run exclusively at Chiswick Cinema throughout November 2025.
Programme Information Minions & Monsters | 11:00AM, 1:15PM The Odyssey | 11:20AM, 12:20PM, 3:00PM, 4:00PM, 5:50PM, 6:45PM, 7:45PM The Invite | 12:25PM, 2:55PM, 5:55PM, 8:25PM Moana | 12:30PM, 3:10PM, 5:25PM Toy Story 5 | 3:25PM Obsession | 8:05PM
Broadly speaking, the term film noir (coined by French film critics) refers to Hollywood thrillers and dramas from the 1940s and ’50s that were perceived to have a degree of darkness and cynicism, reflecting post-WII attitudes at the time. Film noir stories frequently revolve around crime, corruption, greed, illicit sex and murder, exposing the dark heart beating beneath the American Dream.