Film noir has been around for so long that it’s generated a slew of sub-genres: like “L.A. noir,” where the story and atmosphere are tied specifically to the sun-soaked culture of Southern California; or “obsessed-outsider-on-a-mission noir,” where one driven individual travels to a city to track down a missing friend or family member. “Message from the King” is a fusion of those two, calling back to movies like “The Limey,” “Hardcore,” and “To Live and Die in L.A.” in its story of a mysterious, uncommonly lethal South African man who tours both the seediest fleabag motels and the ritziest Hollywood mansions in order to figure out why he hasn’t heard from his sister lately.

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VIFF Review: Midnight Movie Ready Fantasic Fest Winner 'Alleluia'

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