Crime
Lex Scott Davis discusses her career, working with Director X and her steamy shower scene in Superfly
Lex Scott Davis discusses her career, working with Director X and her steamy shower scene in Superfly. In 1972, Superfly became one of the most notable blaxploitation films of all time. In 2018, Direc...
Review: ‘Hotel Artemis’ Is Pretty Suite
It’s great to see a genre movie that dives right into what it wants to be and still manages to surprise. Hotel Artemis had the semblance of a fun crime thriller, packing in enough action to make up fo...
Review: ‘Ocean’s 8’ Presents A Breezy Job For A New Crew
Call it a spin-off of a remake, riding on a gimmick if you’d like, but the best thing about Ocean’s 8 may be how unassuming it is. Yes, this is a heist film about stealing a particular item during New...
Review: Kickin’ It Heist-Style with the ‘Ocean’s 8’ Girls
"Ocean's 8" is a rousing good time and mostly lives up to the heist fun its predecessor set up.
Jodie Foster on Hotel Artemis, directing, and working with a diverse cast
Jodie Foster shares her thoughts on Hotel Artemis, being a female director in Hollywood, and working with such a diverse and talented cast.
Review: ‘American Animals’ Shows That Some Heists Are Stranger Than Fiction
We’re long past the point where heist movies have become common enough to reference other heist movies. Reservoir Dogs riffed on The Friends of Eddie Coyle and The Taking of Pelham 123. Inside Man cal...
Lowlife Interview with Director Ryan Prows
What do a luchador, a swastika face tattoo and organ harvesters have in common? They are all involved in crime stories that intersect in Lowlife. There are five stories actually in the debut feature f...
Review: Many Work To Get ‘Gringo’ Into Big Trouble
Throughout Gringo, I kept feeling like I was watching another one of those 90s attempts to mimic Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. For every dud such as Palookavill...
TCA Interview: Christina Hendricks on Good Girls and The Strangers
Christina Hendricks leads a trio of powerful women in NBC’s new drama Good Girls. Beth (Hendricks), Ruby (Retta) and Annie (Mae Whitman) are all underwater financially, so they decide to rob a grocery...