Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, August 8, 2025

Currently available at Watch TCM (until September 4th):

Some cinephiles take aim at those films identified as film noir if their stories’ setting occur during an earlier time than the classic period (1940 - 1959) in which they were made. They insist that this alone would disqualify a film from being categorised as such, even though the dark criminal surroundings and emphasis on character motive are present and accounted for. The Tall Target is such an example and for myself, joins other so called “period noirs” that are rightfully embraced in the film noir canon. Viewers should set their sights on Anthony Mann's 1951 effort, a prior recommendation here.

(From left) Adolphe Menjou, Dick Powell

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Hope to see you Monday, August 11th.

A.G.