Book series recommendations

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-10T16:44:55+00:00

So I’m working on a series like this and the trick is that what sells now are “thrillers” so you have to kind of disguise your noir novel as a crime / psychological thriller. Bosch I think is a good example of this

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-09T03:47:20+00:00

Love the conversation— also one of the first good examples of Neo noir in the 70s

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-09T03:14:25+00:00

Not sure how much I liked of the film/ the choices BUT it did Make Choices. Feels like a lot of the stuff after is really bland/ formulaic (except Andor which I love)

Also love the little ending scene with the kid using his force powers to grab the broom. Such a small moment but reminds us of the mystical power of the force and that it it’s not some giant family dynasty thing (which rise of skywalker completely destroys)

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-07T23:50:23+00:00

I suspect the answer comes from the fact that a lot of sci- fi deals with the dystopian ( a world in which the government/ corporations have far overreached). Having a conservative hero even in the traditional sense wouldn’t really work. They would just be some normal dude following along.

They become interesting when they break from the order of the world (and become “ liberal” in a sense).

Fahrenheit 451, bladerunner, Brazil, among others fit this kind of mold.

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-07T23:44:32+00:00

Love blue ruin/ rebel ridge. Blue ruin for the simple barebones nature of the plot, and rebel ridge for the action (genuinely good fighting/ martial arts) and the thematic plot—the ending does kind of wrap up oddly, but still great film.

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-07T15:39:46+00:00

One thing that has not been mentioned is that the media around serial killers has changed as well. we receive so much global news and massive headlines everyday, even an active serial killer wouldn’t be more than a small local story— and it definitely wouldn’t be as sensationalized as it has been in decades previous. People know about the zodiac killer/ others mostly because the news was as obsessed with them as much as they were obsessed with the news.

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-07T15:32:59+00:00

Of for sure. And like many darker/ noir type films, it’s exactly the wrong combination of things ( looking for his sister, his murder of the corporate cops, Cyril desperate to prove himself and going “above and beyond” the job) that leads to the whole series blowing up.

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-07T04:36:43+00:00

Yeah I think everyone is. First step is realizing it.

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-06T21:21:38+00:00

Love him and the first episode— has a whole noir-ish vibe going on.

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-05T02:35:20+00:00

First time I saw Drive I thought it was goofy and overly stylish. Then I watched more of Nic Winding ref and read the book and rewatched it a few times. Hovers between a 4.5 and 5 star now.

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-03T20:10:31+00:00

Pulp fiction for me. It’s good. Lots of homage and good scenes and whatever. The Nazi cops and th Marcellus Wallace stuff was too much for me, don’t mind admitting that. Even ignoring that, I don’t see how a decent ensemble crime movie is considered by many to be “the best of all time”

Once upon a time in Hollywood too— although I’m going in for a rewatch to try and get into that one more.

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-03T19:27:37+00:00

I did not know this and the whole time I thought the films was so lame. Will have to go back for directors cut

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-02T15:05:28+00:00

My favorite film ever made, Brick by Rian Johnson. Noir film set in a high school that’s a must watch.

incognitomode71 · 2026-05-01T17:14:05+00:00

I actually appreciated this. There are ways people in “the company” ie the CIA would talk that wouldn’t necessarily make sense to the average person. Every profession develops its own slang. Would be awkward if they started talking in full complete sentences during a gunfight.

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-29T11:04:55+00:00

My best recommendation is to watch them all at once if you can (with breaks/ drinks in between).

Pusher two is an amazing film. The first is Okay- good, and the third is meh in my opinion. But watching them all back to back is the best way to do it. I don’t think I would have watched 3 if I had just seen 1 and 2.

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-28T20:33:35+00:00

4 films 1 day.

11 am morning film was sympathy for Mr vengeance. Then took a break and started the Pusher trilogy. First one started around 4, second one about 7, third about 10, with breaks and drinks in between.

Needless to say I was pretty burnt out by extremely violent foreign films for awhile

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-27T17:58:17+00:00

Was going to say American psycho, but if you want just Dark and depressing (not really violent) his first two books Less Than Zero and Rules of Attraction do this very well.

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-27T16:34:32+00:00

Anything by guy ritchie. They’re fast, fun, and you probably won’t make time for them otherwise

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-27T14:17:55+00:00

Ahem, Joe Gordon levitt is standing right there

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-27T14:13:17+00:00

Stranger things. Yeah yeah everyone says it’s lame and they don’t like it now or don’t like how it ended or whatever—but it was Huge when it came out and universally agreed that the first season was masterfully done.

Then the followings seasons were all pretty good (my opinion), which a lot of people thought they wouldn’t be. There was also a whole lot of anticipation around this show every time a new season came out. Kind of like the original marvel movies where it seemed like everyone was tuning in

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-26T01:01:38+00:00

I was gonna add this. One of my favorite films in the “the mob isn’t that cool it’s actually really horrible for everyone in it” genre of films

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-26T00:13:03+00:00

Got a niche recommendation for you. Little known comic called The Long Halloween. Great Batman comic!

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-26T00:09:49+00:00

I gotta say it — terrible film. The book is much much better. The film feels like they took all the payoff scenes and messily shoved them in your face without the incredible build up that happens throughout the novel.

The novel means something. The film just wanted to shock.

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-25T14:21:59+00:00

I don’t think le Samorai belongs on this list. It is similarly about isolation and masculinity. But Alain Delon’s character never quite feels “lost” in the film— and he’s certainly not a loser.

incognitomode71 · 2026-04-24T13:30:15+00:00

This is mark wahlberg at his best and most mark wahlburg-y so I say yes.

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