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Tag: M. Keith Booker

Preview: “Steven Zaillian’s Ripley: Neo-Noir or Revisionary Noir?”

REVIEW ESSAY: “Many aspects of Zaillian’s series, both thematic and visual, make it an almost perfect example of neo-noir. Yet, in other ways, Ripley goes beyond the original noir cycle in ways that are reminiscent of the best revisionary noir films.”

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