The Long Goodbye (1973) takes the evolution of the noir detective even further, turning Elliott Gould’s Philip Marlowe into a man completely out of step with the 1970s. Robert Altman transforms the private eye from a hardboiled hero into a wandering outsider, drifting through an L.A. that no longer believes in old-school loyalty. It’s the moment the genre fully embraces the idea that the world has changed... and the private eye can’t keep up. | Midnight Movie Snack