movie review
Felony-focused film reviews; fictional movies and true crime documentaries depicting real-life stories or inspired by them.
Review of 'Motherless Brooklyn'
The wife and I just saw Motherless Brooklyn on HBO. It's billed as an Edward Norton movie -- he also starred in it -- based on the Jonathan Lethem novel. I didn't read the novel (I was busy writing the sequel to The Silk Code when Lethem's novel was first published in 1999). But it's just as well. As readers of my reviews in Vocal may know, I like reviewing movies and TV series on their own terms, not on how they compare with the novels or short stories on which they may have been based. I will say that my wife mentioned that she saw that the Norton movie departed from the Lethem novel in many major ways.
By Paul Levinson5 years ago in Criminal
Knives Out
This case truly is a tragedy of errors. When this movie came out, I honestly didn’t think much of it. Another Agatha Christie level attempt to capitalize on the murder mystery genre which hasn’t had a decent example in the last 20 years in the film industry.
By Mae McCreery6 years ago in Criminal
Knives out: near events, distant eyes
Whodunnit! The term is mainly used for detective stories or crime thrillers. The word is not very old, the term was used to describe the type of detective fiction in the post-World War I era. Reading the word, it seems that the meaning of the word is same. A fiction or movie written about who actually committed a crime or murder is called by this name.
By The_unique_writer6 years ago in Criminal
Do You Want To Own A Casino One Day?
George Clooney (Danny Ocean in the movie) begins the movie by being paroled and immediately hatches a criminal plan to rob a three casinos in Vegas. The owner of the three casinos Bellagio, Mirage, and the MGM Grand, Terry Benedict was dating Danny Ocean’s wife, Julia Roberts (Tess in the movie).
By Eben Donkor6 years ago in Criminal
‘The Last Days Of American Crime’ Is a Joyless Ordeal
In a (slightly more) dystopian near-future, The USA is preparing to turn on the ‘American Peace Initiative’, a signal that acts as “a synaptic dampener making it impossible for a person to carry out an act they know to be unlawful.”
By MovieBabble6 years ago in Criminal
'Capone' Review—A Bloated Nightmare
Tom Hardy shits himself in this movie. Twice. And that's all you need to know. Capone is not your average gangster biopic. Josh Trank, the man behind films such as Chronicle and the critically maligned FANT4STIC, writes, directs, and edits this biographical drama based on the life of the notorious gangster Al Capone.
By Jonathan Sim6 years ago in Criminal
Vincent Vega - Worst Criminal Ever?
Recently a Quora user inquired if real-life criminals might hold intellectual interests similar to Vincent Vega's? As you may recall, Vega, the hitman played by John Travolta in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, certainly had some interesting conversations with his partner Jules (played by Samuel L. Jackson). But classifying feet tickling and cheeseburgers as intellectual interests? That seems like a stretch.
By Matt Cates6 years ago in Criminal
Classic Movie Review: 'From Hell' Starring Johnny Depp
For over 100 years the mystery of Jack the Ripper has fascinated millions. How could a man brutally murder 5 women and get away with it? Was it a lone psychopath, or a conspiracy among many men? The Hughes Brothers’ 2002 film, From Hell, offers its own controversial theory. And a very entertaining theory it is, even if it's not entirely historically factual.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Criminal
Movie Review: 'Just Mercy' Sturdy Moving Real Life Court Drama
Destin Daniel Cretton is a filmmaker of subtlety and style. His Short Term 12 is a low key masterpiece about the issue of adoption, abuse and what happens to older kids lost in a system out of their control. Cretton followed that up with bold box office failure of The Glass Castle, a quite good drama that was unfortunately too drab in its approach to material people absolutely adored in Jeannette Walls’ wonderfully confessional life story.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Criminal
My Review of "Smokey and the Bandit"
I honestly didn't know much about the 1977 movie Smokey and the Bandit before I watched it. It's a classic movie so I've heard of the title before but didn't really know what it was about. Seeing as it's such an old movie I thought it would be outdated and I wouldn't be able to enjoy it but I've been proven wrong many times. A good movie is a good movie regardless of its age.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Criminal
An American Crime - A Movie Review
Never be afraid to speak out. An American Crime is a 2007 film based on the horrible murder of Sylvia Likens in 1965. Placing their daughters in the care of Gertrude Baniszewski, life becomes a nightmare. Sylvia is endlessly tortured by the members of the family, getting weaker, with no voice to help her.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Criminal
