Devil in a Blue Dress

Carl Franklin stamped his claim as one of the key voices to emerge from the nineties neo-noir revival with this 1995 adaptation of Walter Mosley’s "Easy Rawlins" novel. Denzel Washington plays Rawlins, a private investigator in post-war Los Angeles who uncovers a web of corruption while on the search for the mistress of a wealthy businessman. (Powerhouse Films)