Crime

The Hustle Directed by Chris AddisonWritten by Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning, Dale Launer, Jac Shaeffer(One questions how much funnier this film about female con artists would have been had any [...]

Down Terrace Directed by Ben WheatleyWritten by Ben Wheatley, Robin Hill The review: The blurbs told me this was a dark comedy and a comedic British version of the Sopranos and at the beginning, [...]

The Hitch-hiker Directed by Ida LupinoWritten by Collier Young and Ida Lupino The review: Here’s a brief film* about the dangers of picking up hitchhikers** back before the word got compounded. I [...]

Project Power Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel SchulmanWritten by Mattson Tomlin The review: Project Power is an entry into the powers-not-heros genre of films* and includes an interesting premise, [...]

Little Woods Directed by Ni DaCostaWritten by Ni DaCosta The review: A quality dramatic film with about the life of a person facing economic challenges is always a win in my book, which makes [...]

Once Upon a Time in America Directed by Sergio LeoneWritten by Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Barnardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone. (And this, my friends, is where [...]

The Cotton Club Encore Directed by Francis Ford CoppolaWritten by William Kennedy and Francis Ford Coppola The review: I’ve not seen the original, but this encore version has a not-interesting [...]

Bad Times at the El Royale Directed by Drew GoddardWritten by Drew Goddard The review: I’m a sucker for stylish set design and once I saw the state line dividing the El Royale into California and [...]