The detective genre, long dominated by sharp-witted private eyes, underwent a seismic shift 53 years ago, forever altering the cinematic landscape by introducing the disheveled, aimless anti-hero utterly out of his depth in the sun-drenched sprawl of 1970s Los Angeles, a groundbreaking approach that has recently seen a resurgence with new releases captivating audiences and reinventing classic whodunit tropes.
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