Top Ten Nocturnal Films

“Fire walk with us down the lost highway of moon-soaked movies—then meet Mikey and Nicky after hours for a good time before sunrise. Under cover of darkness lurk the taxi drivers and blade runners, the warriors and fallen angels, the repo men and working girls: they’re all cruising the mean streets of sin cities that never sleep, with some even committing crimes of ion. For this Showdown, dream up a variety of ten films that take place in the twilight, under a new moon or a lunar eclipse—as long as most of the action is pre-breaking dawn. No need to restrict your selections to stories set over just one singular night on Earth either. Don’t keep those eyes wide shut, midnight cowboys; it’s a nocturama!”