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The Big Sleep

It’s easy to stay alert for Chandler’s ‘The Big Sleep’ (1939)

I lament that there is only one Sam Spade novel and three short stories. I don’t know if Raymond Chandler lamented that Dashiell Hammett was

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Double Indemnity

‘Double Indemnity’ (1944) a deliberate classic of film noir

“Double Indemnity” (1944), one of the most well-respected and influential film noirs, is a near-masterwork of plotting regardless of genre. It can be enjoyed as

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Strangers on a Train

‘Strangers on a Train’ (1951) a first-class suspenser

The Alfred Hitchcock classic “Strangers on a Train” (1951) starts with a hooky premise, then keeps a viewer engaged with twists and turns. It begins

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