I've been a fan of Bruce Surtees' cinematography for over 45 years - was a bit obsessed with Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood for a time - and while there is variance in his work, I would err on the side of darker and more contrasty if picking one that would seem to represent his visual take on the...
This is from Mark Harris' essay accompanying the film. Sums it up well and syncs with what you stated: "It’s a story that places Night Moves alongside films like Alan J. Pakula’s The Parallax View, Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye, and Stuart Rosenberg’s The Drowning Pool in a category that has...
None of this back and forth diminishes the power and importance of this fascinating and great film. It's one of the great neo-noirs, and quintessentially 1970's with its healthy dose of bleak post-Watergate moral decay. It also has a top ten Gene Hackman performance, great editing and...