Tag: Crime

Blue Velvet (1986) – Review

It’s easy to imagine that David Lynch – cinema’s premier practitioner of surreal dream weaving – was always incredibly steadfast in his abilities when it

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Gangster No.1 (2000) – Review

I’ve never been overly keen on British Gangster movies. Not the classic ones like The Long Good Friday and Get Carter, no I’m cool with

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Crime 101 (2026) – Review

I’ve been down this particular avenue before, but when it comes to constructing a complex, crime epic, all attempts inevitably drop to their knees and

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Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – Review

Usually when people offer up remakes that are better than the original, their first port of call is to pick either a slice of 80s

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Ocean’s Eleven (1960) – Review

There are certain things that spring instantly to mind when you think of the glittery, neon soaked streets of old school Las Vegas – slot

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Double Indemnity (1944) – Review

For as long as humans have been able to tell stories, we’ve regaled each other with tale of duplicitous acts and crimes of passion, where

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Reindeer Games (2000) – Review

Just in case you were wondering, it isn’t just Die Hard and various Shane Black thrillers that are the only actioners to take place at

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No Country For Old Men (2007) – Review

If there was any doubt about the ability of the Coen Brothers to conjure up flawless and varied crime epics that effortlessly straddled the divide

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Gangs Of New York (2002) – Review

No one does sprawling crime epics quite like Martin Scorsese. Throughout the length and breath of his illustrious career, he’s cast his cinematic eye over

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American Made (2017) – Review

Stories of spectacular rags to hideous riches are as American as apple pie – after all, what signifies the American dream more than someone making

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Filth (2013) – Review

Just because Danny Boyle found the cheat code on how to adapt Irvine Welsh with Trainspotting (see also David Fincher cracking Chuck Palahniuk with Fight

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) – Review

Since he first wordlessly threw off members of the Thromby clan by simply hitting a single key on a piano, famed, verbose detective Benoit Blanc

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Revolver (2005) – Review

It’s not easy to break out of a box you’ve put yourself in, but after Guy Ritchie’s third film – Madonna/Ritchie vanity project Swept Away

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Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025) – Review

I have to be honest, while the Now You See Me movies may walk that perilous tightrope between flashy and obnoxiously smug, I’ve kind of

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Now You See Me 2 (2016) – Review

When it came to glossy, enjoyable and utterly ludicrous nonsense that still, inexplicably made you want to punch the air with glee, the 2013 heist

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Innocent Blood (1992) – Review

When it comes to the all time king of spectacular movie concepts that didn’t quite come off, surely squatting awfully close to the throne has

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The General’s Daughter (1999) – Review

Where do you go after crafting ludicrously entertaining action romp Con Air? Well, for director Simon West you apparently shoot for the complete tonal opposite

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Righteous Kill (2008) – Review

It’s an inescapable fact that nobody’s perfect. Think of your most cherished cinematic idol and chances are they screwed the pooch at least one time

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The Nice Guys (2016) – Review

Films come and films go, and while some that barely seem worthy of attention get franchises that seemingly twirl off into infinity, other, more worthy

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The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (1974) – Review

There’s something about a 70s thriller that just hits different. Maybe because it was a decade so utterly berefted of sanded down edges that just

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