Author Archives: Christa Faust
Noir City: THE CAPTIVE CITY and BUY ME THAT TOWN
Sorry for the delay getting post this up, but let’s get right to the movies. First of all, I missed the special screening of TOO LATE FOR TEARS, but that doesn’t mean you should skip it. It’s one of my… Read More
Noir City: DECEPTION and HOLLOW TRIUMPH
First and fucking foremost, my deepest and most sincere apologies for being unable to provide write ups on the majority of the Noir City flicks this year. I like to think of myself as bulletproof and never go to the… Read More
Noir City: THE BITTER STEMS
Anybody who follows me on social media knows that I’ve been fighting off the Whooping Death Flu for the past few weeks. I was hoping to get over it in time to provide you with my much anticipated (by me, anyway)… Read More
NOIR CITY: Heat Lightning and Safe in Hell
So this is it. The end of the line. The last write up on the last two films from this year’s Film Noir Festival. Let’s dive right in, shall we. First (in this write up, third on the bill) HEAT… Read More
NOIR CITY: The Ninth Guest and Let Us Live
The final night of this year’s LA Film Noir Festival was a marathon quadruple feature of “proto-noir,” so I’ve decided to break my write up into two parts to make it last a little longer. I always hate to see… Read More
NOIR CITY: The Guilty
Last night was the big closing party for the 17th annual LA Film Noir Festival. As usual, it was a blast, with everybody dressed to kill and all sorts of noir-related activities including drinking, gambling and burlesque. The dapper Dean… Read More
NOIR CITY: Argentine Triple Feature
Last night was the night I’d been waiting for all month, featuring three rare, restored flicks from Argentina that I’d never even heard of. I know there are lots of people who come to a film noir festival to see… Read More
NOIR CITY: Ride the Pink Horse and The Fallen Sparrow
I know I’ve missed a lot of flicks this year, so this might not be a particularly meaningful statement, but last night was hands down my favorite so far. After several movies that were more noir-adjacent or sort-of-but-not-quite-noir I was… Read More
NOIR CITY: Circle of Danger and Berlin Express
First up, I know all the far-flung Faustketeers who are unable to make the yearly pilgrimage to Noir City have been counting on me to provide ringside play-by-play, so I’m sorry I’ve been off the grid. If you follow me… Read More
NOIR CITY: The Hidden Room and The Sleeping Tiger
The first Sunday night of Noir City is always a kind of test that separates the true hardcore fans from the casual dabblers and hipster date-night types. This one doubly so, since it was also a holiday. Predictably, we had… Read More