Mean Streets - The Film Noir Podcast

Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth
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The unmissable FILM NOIR podcast by crime fiction authors Dr Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Join us every week as we deep dive into the best, worst and forgotten films of the genre, from The Big Sleep to John Wick and everything in between.

  1. 3D AGO

    Case 71. THE MALTESE FALCON (1931) | Dir Roy Del Ruth

    Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1931's THE MALTSE FALCON. Starring Ricardo Cortez, Bebe Daniels, Dudley Digges, Otto Matieson, Una Merkel, and Thelma Todd. Written by Brown Holmes & Maude Fulton. Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. Directed by Roy Del Ruth.   Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard

    1h 19m

  2. 12/17/2025

    DEBRIEFED 003: WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY | Dir Rian Johnson | (Bonus Episode)

    In our final episode of the year, Luke and special guest author James Benmore discuss Rian Johnson's latest KNIVES OUT film, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, now streaming on the killer of cinema: NETFLIX. We come in raw and hot, having just seen the film, sharing our impressions of the latest mystery.    Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth  Edited by Luke Deckard  Music by Luke Deckard Logo by Phil Dragash

    1h 16m

  3. 12/10/2025

    FADE TO BLACK: 2025 WRAP-UP!

    Happy Holidays! Luke and Matt prepare to close the case in 2025 in their second-to-last episode of the year—talking standout episodes, fielding live questions, and highlighting the films and shows that never made the show.   Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard & Matthew Booth  Edited by Luke Deckard  Theme by Luke Deckard  Logo by Phil Dragash

    2h 37m

  4. 11/26/2025

    Case 70. BLADE RUNNER (1982) | Dir Ridley Scott

    Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest actor/podcaster Julian De Baker! This week's case is 1982's BLADE RUNNER. Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, and Edward James Olmos. Written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Based on the novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP by Philip K Dick. Directed by Ridley Scott.   Follow Julian on Twitter at: @juliandebacker   Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard

    1h 55m

  5. 11/19/2025

    Case 69: HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016) | Dir David Mackenzie

    Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 2016's Neo-Noir-Western: HELL OR HIGH WATER! Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, and Gil Birmingham. Written by Taylor Sheridan. Directed by David MacKenzie.   Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard

    1h 25m

  6. 11/12/2025

    Case 68. MURDER, MY SWEET (1944) | Dir Edward Dmytryk

    Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest TIPPING MY FEDORA'S Sergio Angelini! This week's case is 1944's MURDER, MY SWEET. Starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, and Anne Shirley. Written by John Paxton. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Based on the novel FAREWELL, MY LOVELY, by Raymond Chandler!   Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard

    1h 43m

  7. 11/06/2025

    Case 67. DEEP COVER (1992) | Dir Bill Duke |

    Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1992's DEEP COVER! Starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum. Written by Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean. Directed by Bill Duke.   Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard

    1h 23m

  8. 10/30/2025

    Case 66. ANGEL HEART (1987) | Dir Alan Parker

    Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest Phil Dragash! This week's case is 1987's ANGEL HEART. Starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet. Written and Directed by Alan Park. Based on the novel FALLING ANGEL by William Hjortsberg.     Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard

    1h 49m
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