Such is the great influence of the film noir cinematic style that its visual and thematic legacy persists even today, more than fifty years after the cycle officially ended. To distinguish movies paying homage to the original form from the actual examples of such, film scholars and historians have adopted the term neo-noir to refer to contemporary (in this case meaning anything from 1960 onward) works. Genres as varied as science fiction and spoof comedy have had the neo-noir qualifier attached to their description, affirming the versatility and popularity of the form. With the long-awaited sequel to 2005’s excessively stylized neo-noir Sin City, subtitled A Dame to Kill For, finally releasing this weekend, I counted down my ten favourite examples of the oft-used mode.
Cinema Charchuk 