Dreams, Journeys, Disasters, and Joy

The Riddle

A burned-out sports journalist, a quirky vagrant, a series of murders, and a Charles Dickens novel all weave together in this psychological thriller from writer/director Foley. Mike Sullivan (Jones) wants to break into hard news, but his newspaper superiors and police inspector Willis (Moriaty) are suspiciously blocking his efforts, especially after Sullivan starts barking up a murder case. After fate throws an original manuscript of Dickens' The Riddle in Sullivan's lap, corpses with flimsy causes of death and secretive officials' true intentions start to coincide with the age-old story. Best known for his immortal mob character, "Bullet Tooth" Willie, from the British fave Snatch, Jones' bulldoggish mug and thick accent give a chiseled edge to the Murder, She Wrote-style plotline. Through flashbacks and narrations from Dickens (Jacobi), Foley polishes off a literate London murder story. – Carson Barker

Sunday, Oct. 14, 9:20pm, Bullock IMAX; Tuesday, Oct. 16, 7pm, Arbor