The hard-boiled detective is a staple of movies from the past up to the present day. The appeal is obvious, and similar to that of the samurai or the cowboy:…

Even though it came out more than 65 years ago, Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity" is the definitive femme fatale drama movie. Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) lures the hapless and morally…