All posts tagged "Crime"
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THE WANNABE – The Review
It’s rare that I find myself questioning the judgement of Martin Scorsese, but after having seen THE WANNABE,...
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BLACK SOULS – The Review
Like many genre films, the category of mafia films is often branded with certain expectations. Granted, not all...
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WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. JAMES J. BULGER – The Review
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a decent real-life career criminal to ogle over in the...
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ROB THE MOB – The Review
There are many ways a person can commit suicide, quick and easy or long and slow, but the...
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GRACELAND — The Review
Drafthouse Films does it again, scouring, quite literally, the entire planet for the very best films otherwise virtually...
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SLEEPNESS NIGHT – Fantastic Fest Review
SLEEPLESS NIGHT is a fitting title for Frederic Jardin’s adrenaline-pumping film about a detective and father who puts...
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DRIVE – The Review
Nicolas Winding Refn’s DRIVE is simply perfect. Not since Michael Mann’s 1981 crime drama THIEF, has a film...
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SLIFF 2009 Review: CAT CITY
Nick (Julian Sands) is a dirty, dirty businessman. He is a very wealthy man who has been cheating...
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Review: ‘Breaking and Entering’ on DVD
The majority of popular films are based in fantasy. Filmgoers like to escape from reality and their own...
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Review: ‘Eastern Promises’
Zac: David Cronenberg’s follow up to History of Violence also stars Viggo Mortensen and is just as good,...
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Review: ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’
Zac: Sidney Lumet’s new film is an interesting take on the crime drama, by taking a small simple...
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Review: ‘American Gangster’
Zac: Keys to a great movie? Ridley Scott, check. Denzel Washington, check. Russell Crowe, check. Larger than life...
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Review: ‘Gone Baby Gone’
Zac: Another movie dealing with the loss of a child, this one excels on pretty much every level....
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Review: ‘We Own the Night’
Zac: This cop drama is pretty much standard fare across the board story board with nothing we haven’t...
