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Two women film critics talk about what’s new in cinema, movie and television reviews, the Oscars, and all things Hollywood.
This week we grapple with the problematics of Chinatown (1974), arguably one of the greatest neo-noirs, with a fraught and complicated history thanks to its director, Roman Polanski. Starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, Chinatown represents the bleakness of noir amid the sunniness of LA, with a hefty dose of political and sexual corruption. Oof.
TW for discussions of sexual assault and incest. Next week, we conclude Noirvember with a far happier entry: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Citizen Dame
Two women film critics talk about what’s new in cinema, movie and television reviews, the Oscars, and all things Hollywood.
