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 The Mandalorian And Grogu | 2:15PM, 5:15PM, 8:15PM The Devil Wears Prada 2 | 2:20PM, 8:25PM Tuner | 2:50PM, 5:25PM, 8:00PM The Christophers | 2:55PM Obsession | 3:20PM Power Ballad | 5:05PM The Sheep Detectives | 5:20PM Backrooms | 5:50PM, 7:50PM Ghost in the Machine | 7:30PM
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.