Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest filmmakers ever who has made a multitude of classic movies. He has made another crime epic with his adaptation of Daniel Grann’s non-fiction book Killers of the Flower Moon. In the early 20th Century Osage County in Oklahoma was one of the wealthiest areas in the world after […]
Tag: crime movie
Pixie Review
Pixie is an Irish set comedy caper with a twist by centring on a young woman involved with the criminal world. On the West Coast of Ireland two men rob a group of priests doing a drug deal. However, the drugs end up in the hands of two 20-something men who end up in over […]
Queen & Slim Review
The fugitive film Queen & Slim is a politically charged story considering the current climate in America. In Cleveland, Ohio, a man and a woman (Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith) go on a date. On the way home, they are stopped by a racist cop which quickly escalates with the woman getting shot in the leg and […]
The Gentlemen Review
After many years away, Guy Ritchie returns to the gangster genre with his latest film The Gentlemen. Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) is an American crime lord who built up a cannabis empire in the UK. After many years in the business, Mickey decides to retire and sell his business to another American, Matthew Berger (Jeremy Strong). […]
Knives Out Review
Knives Out is the first film Rain Johnson has made since the release of his divisive Star Wars film. His mystery film shows why he gained a reputation as one of the finest writer/directors currently working. Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) was a successful mystery writer and the patriarch of the Thrombey family who’s found dead on his 85th birthday. Benoit […]
Joker Review
What does it take for someone to become a villain? Does it take a lifetime of abuse or simply one bad day for them to snap? This is the question Todd Phillips attempts to answer in his foray into the superhero genre. Gotham is a crime-ridden, rat-infested hellhole. There’s a huge divide between the rich […]
Hustlers Review
Hustlers is based on a true story about a group of former strippers who were able to swindle and defraud men. The film uses a typical rise-and-fall narrative to tell their story. In 2007 Dorothy/Destiny (Constance Wu) was a high school dropout who worked as a stripper in New York City. Ramona’s (Jennifer Lopez) wing, an […]
The Mule Review
The Mule is loosely based on a unique true story about an elderly man who became a successful drug runner in the United States. It was a story that was able to convince Clint Eastwood to return to acting as well as directing. Earl Stone (Eastwood) was a florist who has hit hard times in 2012. […]
Widows Review
Widows is a remake of a British TV series, made by director Steve McQueen, giving the celebrated director a chance to add his social conscious into a mainstream film. Veronica Rawlings (Viola Davis) is the widow of Harry (Liam Neeson), a thief who was killed along with his whole crew when a job goes wrong. Harry […]
King of Thieves Review
In 2015 the world was shocked when a group of elderly criminals committed the largest burglary in English legal history. This remarkable story has been given the cinematic treatment thanks to Working Title Films and Studiocanal. Brian Reader (Michael Caine) is a retired criminal whose wife passes away. Despite his promise he re-enters the criminal world – […]