Born from post-war paranoia and hardboiled crime stories, directors like John Huston, Sam Fuller, Billy Wilder, and Orson Welles shaped the genre, using shadows, smoke, and sharp dialogue to show us ...

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We’re deep in the dystopia of Black Mirror season 7, so let’s get right into episode 2. Maria (Siena Kelly) is a rising star in R&D at Ditta, a candy company with delusions of Wonka grandeur.