https://screenanarchy.com/2025/04/dark-my-light-trailer-neo-noir-detective-thriller-opens-may-6th.html

Filmmaker/professor Dhand (Temple University) has a wide-ranging niche that he describes as "genre meets arthouse." DARK MY LIGHT appears to veer toward the former while also retaining the latter...

https://www.nealdhand.com/bio

Dhand has a blog, focusing on more recent films, but he demonstrates an affinity for noir and neo-noir now and then. A film he touts vigorously is HAPPY AS LAZARO, a 2018 film by Alice Rohrwacher that bends genres and isn't afraid to turn dark:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6752992/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_happy%2520as%2520lazz

It's available on Netflix.

Reviews of DARK MY LIGHT:

https://mailnewsgroup.com/ohmr/a-surreal-dive-into-small-town-secrets/

https://horrorfuel.com/2024/04/19/spoiler-free-review-dark-my-light-fantaspoa-2024/

https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/dark-my-light-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode#google_vignette