is a 2022 American film noir directed by Kurt St. Thomas and starring John Doe (of punk rock band X).

[1] Doe plays Frank Bigelow, a private detective in post-war Florida who discovers that he has been fatally poisoned and has to solve the mystery of his own murder.

Three days earlier, at his office in Crescent City, he is visited by a St. Augustine socialite, Catherine Phillips.

Bigelow drives to St. Augustine and stakes out the Ponce de Leon Hotel, where Gene Phillips is staying.

He follows Phillips, who meets with a shadowy man, but a hood named Chester runs Bigelow off.

Bigelow resolves to use the time he has left to find out who slipped the iridium into his cocktail at the Blue Bay.

Bigelow refuses; Stanley turns him over to Whitey and Chester, who drive him to meet with Arthur Majak.

The next morning, Bigelow confronts Catherine and threatens to go to the police: her story was a con job to throw off Majak.

She had snuck into his room at the Ponce and retrieved a message waiting for him when he collapsed the previous day.

Bigelow, close to death, speeds to the airport and confronts Catherine, who admits that he was hired as a test subject to confirm that the iridium was legit.

[1] The script was rewritten by Nicholas Griffin, who had previously worked on films such as Matchstick Men.

Doe remarked that he was attracted by the city's "gothic feel" and added, "A lot of the buildings are reminiscent of the era just previous to that, you know, the '20s and '30, and so it made perfect sense.

"[1] Others who joined the cast included Lucinda Jenney, Tony V., Jake La Botz and John Byner, while Matt Pinfield appears in a cameo role.

[4][10] David Luhrssen of The Shepherd Express praised the cinematography and screenplay, and said: "the new DOA is an enjoyable two hours for noir buffs—and good to see John Doe as the hero in a world gone amok.