In his feature directorial debut, Francis Galluppi crafts a pulpy, low-budget, limited-setting crime thriller that is…
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Reviews of Crime movies
Dillinger (1973) review – John Milius’ directorial debut is a mean, bleak cat-and-mouse gangster film that packs a solid punch
By the time he directed his first feature film, Dillinger, John Milius (whose writing credits include…
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One False Move (1992) review – A film that starts off as a typical crime story but evolves into something far more poignant and heartfelt
One False Move, directed by Carl Franklin, starts off as a typical crime story but evolves…
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Freeway (1996) review – Reese Witherspoon delivers a career-defining performance in the 90s version of “Little Red Riding Hood.”
Freeway is Matthew Bright’s version of the 17th-century European fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” Vanessa…
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Bloody Daddy (2023) review – Although it has its moments, the film suffers from lack of emotional core and a weak second half
Bloody Daddy, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, is a remake of the 2011 action thriller Sleepless…
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Mona Lisa (1986) review – A film elevated by nuanced characterization of its leads
Although Neil Jordan’s Mona Lisa is set in a world rife with ruthless gangsters, sadistic pimps,…
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Kuttavum Sikshayum (2022) review – A by-the-book police procedural drama that falls short of Rajeev Ravi’s standards
Kuttavum Sikshayum is a by-the-book police procedural drama that attempts to do some interesting things but…
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The Breaking Point (1950) review – John Garfield is brilliant in this poignant story of how hardships can corrupt a good man
Harry Morgan (John Garfield), a World War II veteran, is a fishing boat captain who primarily…
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‘HELL DOGS’ (2022) review – Masato Harada’s Yakuza saga is enjoyable but offers nothing new
Masato Harada, the writer/director of HELL DOGS, tries to break the conventional undercover cop tropes and…
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‘The Outfit’ (1973) review – One of the most criminally overlooked neo-noir crime films of the 1970s
It’s an incredible feeling to entirely surrender to a filmmaker’s vision and be willing to go…
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