Dark and Twisted Alleys: A Film Noir Podcast

Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson
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Crime writers F.R. Jameson and Debbi Mack discuss film noir at its best and worst.Join us once a month for a lively discussion.

  1. 20/12/2025

    Episode 22: ‘Chinatown’ (1974)

    In this episode, Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson discuss the 1974 classic neo-noir film, Chinatown. You can watch the video episode here. And here’s the movie trailer!   Interesting editing on the trailer. 🙂

  2. 29/11/2025

    Episode 21: ‘The Long Goodbye’ (1973)

    In this episode, Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson discuss the film adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel The Long Goodbye released in 1973. Here’s where you can watch the video episode! So very 70s! 🙂

  3. 25/10/2025

    Episode 20: ‘The Brasher Doubloon’ (1947) and ‘The Falcon Takes Over’ (1942)

    In this episode, Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson discuss two of the more bizarre weird incredible peculiar adaptations of Raymond Chandler’s novels, The Brasher Doubloon (1947) and The Falcon Takes Over (1942). Here’s where you can watch the video episode! These trailers will give you an idea.     This one isn’t a trailer. 🙂     For more, check our Patreon page! Or Substack! PS: Wake up, Missoula! 🙂

  4. 20/09/2025

    Episode 19: ‘Lady in the Lake’ (1947)

    In this episode, Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson discuss the weird curiosity which is the film noir Lady in the Lake from 1947. Here’s where you can access the video episode. PS: Writers will get a laugh out of this Wikipedia description of the plot: Tired of the low pay of his profession, hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective Phillip Marlowe submits a murder story to Kingsby Publications. He is invited to the publisher’s offices to discuss his work, but soon realizes it is merely a ploy. A few days before Christmas, publishing executive Adrienne Fromsett hires him to locate Chrystal Kingsby, the wife of her boss, Derace Kingsby. Like being a writer was ever a high-paying position. Ha! And the movie just gets funnier from there. Because it’s also the World’s Weirdest Christmas Movie. CORRECTION: The actor I identified as Audrey Meadows is actually her sister, Jayne Meadows. Close, but no cigar! 🙂

  5. 24/08/2025

    Episode 18: Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe

    In this episode, Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson discuss the neo-noir remakes of the films Farewell, My Lovely from 1975 and The Big Sleep from 1978.   Not an English country garden.   But there is a big country mansion at the end of this long-ass driveway.       “That’s right, sweetheart. Me again. Or before the other one. Not that I give a damn.” And here’s where you can see the video episode.

  6. 27/07/2025

    Episode 17: ‘The Big Sleep’ (1946)

    In this episode, Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson discuss the film noir The Big Sleep from 1946. Here’s where you can access the video episode. See if you agree with our assessment of the film. And wait ’til you hear what we have to say next month about the version with Robert Mitchum and Mitchum’s previous incarnation of Marlowe in Farewell, My Lovely. 🙂 Shall we compare trailers? 1946 version   And the 1978 version   For early access and (coming soon) a schedule of upcoming episodes, check us out on Patreon!

  7. 21/06/2025

    Episode 16: ‘Marlowe’ (2022)

    In this episode, Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson discuss the film noir Marlowe from 2022. Here’s where you can access the video episode. This trailer may look familiar. 🙂

  8. 24/05/2025

    Episode 15: ‘Murder, My Sweet’ (1944)

    In this episode, Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson discuss the film noir Murder, My Sweet from 1944. Here’s where you can access the video episode. And here’s the trailer for the film!

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