In this ostensible murder mystery, the genre elements are merely a pretext for the series of haunting (if inconclusive and only mildly erotic) homo-social encounters he stages. Starting with the familiar premise of the absent woman, so popular with Downtown filmmakers, Vogl drains his storytelling of any hints of noir stylization. Instead of nighttime scenes, slick streets, and dark alleys, he shoots documentary-style on the nondescript, sunlit streets of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and City Island in a manner that casually references the art-film angst of Michelangelo Antonioni.
The Usual Suspects
Drama, Crime, Thriller
8.2
Shoot the Piano Player
Drama, Thriller, Crime
7.2
Larceny
Crime, Drama
5.7
U Turn
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance
6.6
Death Will Return
Crime, Mystery
6.0
Red Rock West
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.7
Sexy Beast
Crime, Thriller, Drama
7.0
Death Sentence
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.8
Near Dark
Horror
6.9
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
Drama, Crime
5.9
Blue Velvet
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
7.6
Se7en
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
8.4
Chinatown
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.9
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Crime
7.5
Oldboy
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action
8.2
Pulp Fiction
Thriller, Crime, Comedy
8.5
Heat
Crime, Drama, Action
7.9
Dirty Harry
Action, Crime, Thriller
7.4
Basic Instinct
Thriller, Mystery
6.9
Vertigo
Mystery, Romance, Thriller
8.2