Chicago 10

The trial that resulted from the demonstrations outside the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago were a media spectacle that is well-captured here.

"...lawlessness of the protesters or the overzealousness of the cops, depending on whom you choose to believe. On the..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Trade

This drama about international sex trafficking is tremendously sincere but also brutal.

"...“the tunnel,” a network of pimps, border coyotes, dirty cops, and Russian gangsters that leads to the very heart..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Rush Hour 3

It's The Bourne Ultimatum's evil twin, relying, as it repeatedly does, on tired, cookie-cutter, cliché action set-pieces.

"...film: He and his flunkies torture returning intercontinental buddy cops Los Angeles Detective Carter (Tucker) and Hong Kong Inspector..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No Knock and No Crack, Pt. 3

"...to monitor surveillance cameras at the house. The plainclothes cops cut through Johnston’s burglar bars and stormed through the..."

May 4, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Covenant

The Covenant is a sleek yet empty picture about four handsome high school seniors who possess supernatural powers and impossibly chiseled stomachs.

"...teenage boys would: to get girls and elude the cops. Until, that is, a sinister new transfer student (Stan)..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Protector

Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa, who made a strong stateside impression in the recent Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, stars in this follow-up action picture, that plays like an invigorating Free Willy with elephants.

"...he arrives, a series of convoluted subplots about corrupt cops and crime rings emerges, but forget those. Here's what..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Crank

Jason Statham's Crank – despite the fact that its ever-revving mayhem is ultraviolent, sexist, and frequently offensive enough to warrant a look-see by both the ACLU and the DOJ – is pure action-film bliss.

"...Excitement, baby, nonstop, over-the-top, sex and guns and lotsa cops. And at a trim 83 minutes, Crank – despite..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Scanner Darkly

As the title implies, there’s a certain opacity to A Scanner Darkly's cautionary drug tale, but at times Richard Linklater's film can be as naked as the lunch on the end of your fork.

"...Dick’s mixed-up story about there being no difference between cops and criminals in a world of pervasive surveillance is..."

July 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Four Brothers

A scrappy Seventies throwback about vigilante justice in the corrupt urban jungle.

"...is grade-A pulp from the land of Elmore Leonard: cops on the take, informers flung out of housing-project windows..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Asian Connection

"...is an absolutely typical, utility-grade specimen of the Badass Cops and Triads With Enormous Guns product that crowds the..."

Jan. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Men in Black II

"...Messrs. Smith and Jones as a pair of earthling cops keeping the planet's native populace safe from a ceaseless..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Art of Dying

"...from its teenage protagonists who can't go to the cops for fear of revealing their culpability to the bouncing,..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Joy Ride

"...and their tails -- big breath -- and the cops won't believe you and some poor schmoe's had his..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

"...thinly conceived, perky girlfriend role). But Lawrence gives the cops the slip and sets out for revenge with his..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Kikujiro

"...in style for Kitano, whose films often deal with cops and the violent underworld. Not only is Kikujiro sweet..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hard

"...pillow biting free-for-alls, and handcuffs are clearly not for cops only. Still, raunchy sex isn't going to save Huckert's..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Detroit 9000

Blaxploitation classic re-released in 1999 by Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company.

"...this is grade-A prime silliness, a gooey dollop of cops and robbers Velveeta that manages to make Rudy Ray..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mod Squad

"...young petty street criminals pressed into service as undercover cops. Like: What's the concept here? Affectionate, Tarantinoesque homage? Nineties-hip..."

March 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mondo

"...going, when society's walls begin to close in. Uncomprehending cops, bureaucrats, and citizens, unnerved by his presence, define him..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Caught

"...drifter named Nick (Verveen) seeks momentary refuge from the cops in the downtown Jersey City fish store owned by..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

La Haine

With great passion and intelligence, Kassovitz graphically illustrates the violent disaffection of French immigrant youth.

"...the title exists between the young men and the cops who, with some exceptions, are portrayed as club-wielding thugs..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Final Option

"...at the lives, hopes, and dreams of Hong Kong cops has instead become the cinematic equivalent of a recruitment..."

May 3, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Chungking Express

Lovelorn street cops in Hong Kong find romance amid explosions of color and rushes of impressionistic motion.

"...linking devices) dealing with a pair of lovelorn street cops finding romance in the most unlikely of places, Wong's..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Clockers

"...Lee Joint that feels more like a mainstream Hollywood cops-in-the-'hood picture and less like one of Lee's recurrent soapboxes:..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dr. Lamb

"...hot seat with a squad of abusive Hong Kong cops, led by the charismatic Lee. The direction is assured,..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Virtuosity

"...goods, instead coughing up a tired, clichéd bit of cops and robbers tedium that begs, borrows, and steals its..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Satin Steel

"...hilarious bit of internal logic) finds our shapely female cops hunting and arresting suspects in skimpy bathing suits. Even..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Destiny Turns On the Radio

"...Vinnie Vidivici (Allen Garfield), Julian's tangles with both the cops and Tuerto's goons, the sudden appearance of Julian's dad..."

May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

L.627

"...set. Blending fact and fiction, professional actors and non-pros, cops and junkies, L.627 promises a searing portrait of this..."

Dec. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

"...more and more confused, Cheung must battle both the cops and the Triads, and, in the process, discover what's..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

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