The Call of the Wild

David Michôd on the unlikely roots of his Aussie crime drama, Animal Kingdom

"...If the new Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom doesn't set your heart racing, your..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Red Riding: 1974

This is the first of three absorbing adaptations (filmed concurrently by different directors) of David Peace’s linked novels about crime and corruption in Yorkshire, England.

"...adaptations (filmed concurrently) of David Peace’s linked novels about crime and corruption in Yorkshire, England. The three films –..."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gomorrah

The viral progression of organized crime in Naples, Italy, is starkly portrayed in this violent and deglamorizing gangster movie.

"...Based on Roberto Saviano's bestselling exposé about the Italian crime machine known as the Camorra, Gomorrah (pun intended) is..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Street Kings

This new crime drama starring Keanu Reeves is directed by the screenwriter of Training Day and based on a story by crackerjack crime novelist James Ellroy.

"...no one knows that better than James Ellroy, the crime novelist who wrote the story on which this film's..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prosecutors Say New DNA Evidence in Yogurt Shop Case Doesn't 'Exonerate' Defendant

A lawyer for yogurt shop defendant Robert Springsteen says that re-tested DNA evidence found in a vaginal swab proves his client is not guilty, and that Springsteen should be released from prison.

"...swab taken from 13-year-old victim Amy Ayers at the crime scene in 1991 – testing requested by Travis Co...."

April 16, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reservation Road

Crime and Punishment comes to New England in this story about the aftermath of a child's death.

"...Road, George’s adaptation of John Burnham Schwartz’s acclaimed novel, Crime and Punishment comes to New England. And not just..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Illegal Tender

A throwback to the Eighties crime dramas and Seventies blacksploitation films, this Latino action thriller about family ties and blood feuds rarely transcends clichés.

"...from clean money, especially in the crucible of the crime-ridden Latino neighborhoods in the Bronx. However, like that period..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stealing Harvard

"...about a good man feebly attempting a life of crime. Life imitating art: The result is a corps of..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Burnt Money

"...that's what love is made of in this Argentinian crime story about two gay bank robbers affectionately called “the..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Double Jeopardy

The state of Texas jailed Cuban exile Carlos Lavernia for 16 years for a crime he did not commit. Now the INS might send him back to Cuba.

"...Carlos Lavernia, last year he was cleared of the crime that put him away for 16 years. The Travis..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

The General

"...definitely a rare bird in the annals of modern crime: a ruthless armed robber, racketeer, and extortionist who somehow..."

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Set It Off

This action-heist drama about four young African-American women from L.A.'s housing projects is as much a story about friendship as a story about crime.

"...much a story about friendship as a story about crime. And although its chock-a-block construction is often disconcerting as..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

High Voltage Asian Cop

"...(Filipino actor Edu Manzano) to bring down a wicked crime syndicate, not to mention facing down an old enemy..."

June 16, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

First Shot

"...Tse Hung and Lau Shek. Neat stuff. A historical crime drama that, interestingly, takes place in Hong Kong of..."

Oct. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thieves Quartet

"...film noir, Chappelle's feature debut borrows heavily from previous heist/crime films (Brando's 1969 The Night of the Following Day..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Man in Uniform

"...tough guy Officer Flanagan in the hit television show Crime Wave, an NYPD Blue knockoff that looks as cheesy..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monkey Trouble

"...Shorty combs the town looking for his accessory to crime. Just as Eva discovers her pet's criminal bent, she..."

March 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Romeo is Bleeding

"...The piece is some kind of cartoon of a crime story, a Forties noir pickled for decades in its..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Zodiac Killer Project

How to tell a true-crime story without cops or criminals

"...no denying we’re living in the peak era of true-crime documentaries. Zodiac Killer Project aimed to become an addition..."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

First Trailer: Richard Linklater's Hit Man

See Glen Powell in action as an assassin with a secret

"...the first trailer for Hit Man, the new true crime romantic comedy from Richard Linklater and starring rising Austin..."

Jan. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Citizen Sleuth

Doc is a dogged investigation of true-crime podcasting

"...From the moment true-crime podcaster Emily Nestor comes onscreen, you can see why..."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Kat McNevins

9 Bullets

Dismal road trip crime drama with Lena Headey as a grumpy ex-stripper

"...guardian of a kid who was witness to a crime and now is the only person that can take..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Knives Out

Cunning if slight murder mystery revives the whodunit

"...HBO’s Vice Principals) finds her elderly employer, the wealthy crime novelist and publisher Harlan Thrombey (Plummer), lifelessly sprawled on..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Queen & Slim

Tragic romance with a Black Lives Matter message

"...Queen & Slim artfully weaves together a lovers-on-the-lam crime story with very trenchant Black Lives Matter thematic content...."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hustlers

True crime drama gets an A-list female empowerment sheen

"...statements that are nevertheless true. Statement one: Hustlers, a true-crime drama based on Jessica Pressler's 2015 New York Magazine..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Don't Let Go

Sci-fi crime drama gives a cop a chance at redemption

"...to rewrite events remotely, collecting clues to solve the crime while feeding enough information to Ashley to stop it..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

American Woman

Sienna Miller pulls pages from a journal of loss in small town

"...presumed dead" trope has been a fixture of American crime drama: But American Woman is less a whodunit and..."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Edward Zwick Reopens Death Row Case in Trial by Fire

True-crime film takes another look at a triple homicide that never happened

"...soul-crushing, Zwick sees hope in the changing nature of true-crime culture, as indicated through the success of Making a..."

May 17, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Capernaum

Lebanese drama of the destitute is tough to watch, but tougher to live

"...street corner. His life of hard slog and petty crime is balanced only by his incredible compassion, which fate..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Widows

Viola Davis leads an efficient heist that rarely blows the doors off

"...dynamo. The Chicago-set genre picture is adapted from the crime drama on British television by Lynda La Plante (Prime..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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