The noir film, mastered in the 1940s, is one of the cooler sub-genres of crime thrillers. While there was a glorious resurgence of noirs in the 80s and 90s, dubbed “neo-noirs,” the 2000s saw a brash rash of highly entertaining, gritty, and memorable films in this sultry subset.

Westerns have long been a tradition in entertainment, but becoming a classic still remains elusive. The genre may be having a new heyday, but no current entry into the world of Westerns can live up to No Country for Old Men. Adapted from the book of the same name by master of the bleak Western, Cormac McCarthy, this sun-soaked thriller is one of the Coen Brothers’ best.