Matthew Booth writes historical crime fiction, as well as being a short story writer & radio scriptwriter ✒️ He is also the co-host of film noir podcast @meanstreetspodcast.bsky.social 🎧 Join us on 30th April at Crime Central where you can see Matthew live on stage @matthewboothauthor.bsky.social

NEW EP! We tackle the doyen of Baker Street, as we look into THE WOMAN IN GREEN (1945), featuring Holmes and Doyle experts @doingsofdoyle.com! Elementary...? 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📺YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #SherlockHolmes

NEW EP! We head back to FALLEN ANGELS, to review their version of Raymond Chandler's story, I'll Be Waiting, directed by Tom Hanks, no less! Tune in here: 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📺YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #FilmReview

NEW EP! We uncover dark deeds and double-crosses as we travel to SHUTTER ISLAND to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Join in our investigation here: 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📺YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #ShutterIsland

Hardboiled reporters, a glamorous femme fatale (Miss Piggy), a high-stakes heist, and shadows everywhere. But how noir is The Great Muppet Caper?? 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📺YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir

This week, we investigated #StrangeDarling (2024), a neo-noir cat-and-mouse thriller dripping with style, dread, and deadly charm! LISTEN NOW 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📺YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #filmnoir #neonoir #strangedarling @kylegallner.bsky.social

Naomi Watts' performance in Mulholland Drive is superb - from wide-eyed dreamer to shattered reality, it is a mesmerising transformation. Hear more here: 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🍎 Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📺 youtube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #MulhollandDrive

Wanna know what we’re recording next? Wanna submit questions or comments? Sign up to our Patreon to get in on the investigation! www.patreon.com/posts/124415... #filmnoir #podcast #moviereviews

NEW EP! Join us as we try to make sense of the late, great David Lynch's neo-noir masterpiece, MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001). A dream or a nightmare? Tune in here: 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 📷Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx #FilmNoir #DavidLynch

Naomi Watts' performance in Mulholland Drive is superb - from wide-eyed dreamer to shattered reality, it is a mesmerising transformation. Hear more here: 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🍎 Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📺 youtube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #MulhollandDrive

Damn. I guess that last post was DOA! 😵‍💫😆 Is Bluesky thinning out?

NEW EP! Join us as we try to make sense of the late, great David Lynch's neo-noir masterpiece, MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001). A dream or a nightmare? Tune in here: 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 📷Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx #FilmNoir #DavidLynch

Episode 3 of #DaredevilBornAgain  … 🤌🏼 It’s like a classic Perry Mason. What do you think of marvels Neo-noir revival?

We recorded our 50th(!!!!) episode tonight… and it is a supersized banger! We’re excited for you to hear it soon.

Never Trust Eddington!

Wanna know what we’re recording next? Subscribe to our Patreon. We’re taking questions and comments for the next episode! www.patreon.com/posts/123992... #filmnoir #podcast

NEW EP! This week, we take on classic Blaxploitation neo-noir SHAFT (1971), starring Richard Roundtree. Is this the coolest PI of all? 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📽️YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #Shaft #Blaxploitation

NEW EP! This week, we take on classic Blaxploitation neo-noir SHAFT (1971), starring Richard Roundtree. Is this the coolest PI of all? 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📽️YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #Shaft #Blaxploitation

Has neo-noir returned to the MCU with #DaredevilBornAgain? We'll chat about it (and more) on YouTube during our first MEAN STREETS LIVE tomorrow night! Be there: 6/3/ @ 8pm GMT youtube.com/live/Kv0RQIV...

Luke wrote a little bit about noir, Moonraker, and M’s distrust of cheats.

The Dead End Kids are meant to bring raw energy and streetwise charm to Angels with Dirty Faces. Do they? Or are they just plain annoying? Find out here: 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📽️YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #FilmReview

#MeanStreetsRewind We looked into A Walk Among the Tombstones, based on Lawrence Block's novel. We had a lot to say! Revisit our case notes here: 📽️YouTube: tinyurl.com/vc7vhxjm #FilmNoir #FilmReview

RIP Gene Hackman! Just gutted by this news. Hackman was one of the greats. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW EP! This week, we walk to the death chamber alongside James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, as we look at Michael Curtiz's ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938). 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx #FilmNoir #FilmReview

Want to know what we're recording next? Head over to Patreon to find out and submit your questions or comments for us to discuss in the episode! www.patreon.com/posts/next-u...

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We’re recording a new ep tonight… and this guy is important to it. #filmnoir

THE FALL GUY took home Best Movie Stunts at the SAG Awards! 🏆🔥 If you haven’t heard our deep dive into this neo-noir action comedy, now’s the perfect time—listen here! 👇 🎧: tinyurl.com/26yvzha6 🍏: tinyurl.com/TFGApple 📺: tinyurl.com/TFGYT

THE FALL GUY took home Best Movie Stunts at the SAG Awards! 🏆🔥 If you haven’t heard our deep dive into this neo-noir action comedy, now’s the perfect time—listen here! 👇 🎧: tinyurl.com/26yvzha6 🍏: tinyurl.com/TFGApple 📺: tinyurl.com/TFGYT

Strangers on a Train (1951) is packed with iconic shots, like the reflection of murder in a pair of glasses or the tennis match. Which is your favourite? 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📽️YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #Hitchcock #FilmNoir

#MeanStreetsRewind Remember that time we tackled V. I. Warshawski (1991)? It was a tough investigation, that's for sure. V.I. deserved way better than this 90s flop! 📽️YouTube: tinyurl.com/2xa5bxpy #FilmNoir #NoirTurkey

🕵🏻‍♂️ Want to know what our next investigation is? Join us on Patreon for $1! You can also submit questions and comments that we’ll read on air! 💥👉🏼 www.patreon.com/meanstreetsp...

🕵🏻‍♂️ Want to know what our next investigation is? Join us on Patreon for $1! You can also submit questions and comments that we’ll read on air! 💥👉🏼 www.patreon.com/meanstreetsp...

#MeanStreetsRewind As noir goes, Out of the Past is hard to beat. Mitchum and Greet sizzle in this classic and complex noir mystery. Find out more by listening to our case notes here: 📽️YouTube: tinyurl.com/4npsj7cv #FilmNoir #FilmReview

Hitchcock behind the camera and Raymond Chandler writing the script. Was Strangers on a Train a match made in heaven? We investigate! 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📽️YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #Hitchcock #FilmNoir

Strangers on a Train is one of the best adaptations of Patricia Highsmith's work, but what did she think of it herself? We find out! 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx 📽️YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #Hitchcock #FilmNoir #Filmsky

💥NEW EP!💥We investigate a classic Hitchcock with crime fiction expert and critic @barryf48.bsky.social! Does STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) deserve its reputation? 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx #Hitchcock #FilmNoir

Yikes. This doesn’t feel like good news.

Much enjoyed discussing Hitchcock's film of Strangers on a Train (and my meeting with Patricia Highsmith!) for Mean Streets, the Film Noir podcast...

💥NEW EP!💥We investigate a classic Hitchcock with crime fiction expert and critic @barryf48.bsky.social! Does STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) deserve its reputation? 🎧Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO 🎧Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx #Hitchcock #FilmNoir

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If you’re into #FilmNoir and want to hang out with two crime writers as they discuss all things film noir, subscribe on YouTube! 👇🏼🖤🕵🏻‍♂️ youtube.com/@meanstreets...

Jason Miller’s brilliant performance as Owen Fitzstephan is hilarious, theatrical, and compelling. It’s a far cry from his role in The Exorcist. 🎧📺 Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #moviereview

If you’re into #FilmNoir and want to hang out with two crime writers as they discuss all things film noir, subscribe on YouTube! 👇🏼🖤🕵🏻‍♂️ youtube.com/@meanstreets...

Jason Miller’s brilliant performance as Owen Fitzstephan is hilarious, theatrical, and compelling. It’s a far cry from his role in The Exorcist. 🎧📺 Spotify: spoti.fi/4jTidMO Apple: bit.ly/42SfIEx YouTube: bit.ly/YTMSP #FilmNoir #moviereview