Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

This animated Batman is from the same folks behind the TV cartoon series, and is a diverting take on the Caped Crusader.

"...criminals but also tortured by his life-consuming war on crime. All this is present in Phantasm, basically a TV..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Kalifornia

"...the urban artsy, always-dressed-in-black set in this moderately suspenseful crime drama that bears a slightly suspicious resemblance to Terrence..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Connection

The French-made Connection owes much to The French Connection

"...magistrate Pierre Michel (Dujardin) and his efforts to stop crime syndicate boss “Tany” Zampa (Lellouche) and his associates against..."

May 29, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Whodunnit All Over the World?

The Melville House International Crime series is ship-shape.

"...a sad mystery, to wrap up the July Is Crime Month series that Books Editor Robert Faires has created..."

July 30, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Into the Abyss

In his latest documentary, Werner Herzog tackles the subject of the death penalty in Texas.

"...indictment of capital punishment as an effective deterrent to crime, but it's also just as much an indictment of..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Own the Night

Joaquin Phoenix is dynamic, Mark Wahlberg subdued, and Robert Duvall trusty in this otherwise redundant story about brothers on opposite sides of the law.

"...mobsters are recurrent characters throughout his work. The Russian crime syndicate in New York and conflicts between brothers on..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Way of the Gun

"...screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, is not so much a twisty crime story as a gnarly psychological thriller about criminal behavior...."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Went Down

"...mess they've gotten themselves into. But really, the film's petty-crime plot is mere window dressing for a disarmingly amusing..."

July 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Adventurers

"...the man responsible for their deaths, a former CIA agent-turned-underworld-crime boss. But in order to get close to the..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

American Me

Olmos delivers a stark and unflinching study of the self-destructive perpetuation of violence, crime, and gang warfare in the Hispanic-American community.

"...and unflinching study of the self-destructive perpetuation of violence, crime and gang warfare in the Hispanic-American community. The movie..."

March 20, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Painter and the Thief

Intriguing tale of crime and redemption

"...with Perry Smith, the "sensitive killer" figure in his true-crime classic, In Cold Blood...."

May 22, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Snapshot: Project Panic

To celebrate the Chronicle’s July Crime Month, staff go sleuthing at Austin Panic Room’s newest escape game

"...namely that it's home to a number of notorious crime gangs."..."

July 6, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Death Wish

Bruce Willis picks up where Charles Bronson left off.

"...and an increasing drug menace. The threat of urban crime became a national fixation and, increasingly, people came to..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Imposter

This documentary about a bizarre case of identity theft is a puzzle of lies, duplicity, and suppositions.

"...impossibly obscured by the sheer emotional drama of a crime – a crime that actually might not have occurred..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wolf At My Door, Sharpening His Teeth

Crime fiction bleeding into the literary fiction now

"...on my Facebook wall an image of some paperback crime novel …..."

June 4, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Anthony Graves Freed

After 18 years, state dismisses case against Graves

"...set on fire in an attempt to cover the crime. And its been 16 years since Anthony Graves was..."

Oct. 28, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Niche Justice

Travis County specialty courts try to break the cycle of crime

"...basis, says Grassbaugh. That's certainly necessary to deal with crime and criminals in an orderly and predictable way, but..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Final Forum?

Austin Police Department's Police Chief's Forum the final farewell?

"...forums come to a close tonight? Today brings the Crime and Safety forum, sponsored in conjunction with the Austin..."

May 1, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Reefer Madness: From the Department of You've Gotta Be Kidding Me

Pot Laws Cause Sky to Fall in Colorado. Really. It's true.

"...associated with marijuana possession for adults have increased organized crime activities in the state...."

April 21, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Zodiac

The director of Fight Club and Se7en switches gears here from psychological thrillers to something that more closely resembles a police procedural.

"...into a story with few surprises. Furthermore, it’s a crime story in which justice has never been served, making..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Opening the Case on the American Sherlock

Kate Winkler Dawson reports on an early master of forensics

"...producer has spent decades reporting on and studying violent crime. Now she's written a true-crime tale about the early..."

Feb. 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mike Berry

The Kitchen

1970s mob drama gets a #MeToo overhaul

"...mob movie lies in explaining the allure of organized crime while never making it seem glamorous or moral. Unfortunately,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

A taste of Eighties-style buddy-cop action-comedy hits all the right faces

"...Scott, and they cast Nick Nolte as the granite-fisted crime king, Tom Cruise as the charming but smug law..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Four Suspects Charged in Brutal Assault on Gay Couple

Austin police are investigating the case as a potential hate crime

"...is also still being investigated as a potential hate crime, which would increase the severity of the charges...."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Crown Heights

Another reminder of racial inequality in the American prison system

"...Coincidentally or not, the current surge in true-crime stories as the underpinnings for popular film, television, and..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

More Gore From Housecore Horror

New film fest adds more classics plus a locally lensed premiere

"...With NoLa metal master Phil Anselmo and Texas true crime writer Corey Mitchell cracking the whip at the new..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Killing Them Softly

Some great performances punctuate the odd pacing in this adapatation of George V. Higgins' Cogan's Trade, set within the criminal underworld.

"...of Killing Them Softly. Andrew Dominik’s movie is a crime film in which spurts of action occasionally puncture calm..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sinister

Mix a doomed house with found footage and supernatural explanations and you have a horror movie that borrows smartly and has a strong lead in Ethan Hawke as a conflicted true-crime writer.

"...go on.) So at the beginning of Sinister when true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) moves with his wife..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

APD Meets Residents About Barrera Murder

Chief Acevedo briefs residents and friends on the investigation

"...Austin Police Department response to and investigation of the crime...."

Jan. 10, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Scream 4

This reboot of the franchise is too self-referential for its own good.

"...girl Sidney (Campbell) return to the scene of the crime after crime, Woodsboro, to promote her new book about..."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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