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Home » crime drama

Tag: crime drama

a ragged Santa with a sledge hammer stands in front of a Christmas tree, with an armed Black woman off to the side
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Violent Night

by Andrea Thompson December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

Despite refusing to tip a few scales in the favor of those attempting to rob the rich to feed themselves, Violent Night still manages to conjure its own holiday miracle—the desire for a sequel in a market glutted with them.

the blurry profile of a man in front of a girl looking intensely at him
Posted inFilm

Decision to Leave

by Maxwell Rabb October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Decision to Leave is a subtle masterpiece from Park Chan-wook, braiding a heart-stirring tenderness into a murderous thriller.

Bruce Willis in camo pointing a gun at the camera
Posted inFilm

Wrong Place

by Maxwell Rabb July 28, 2022July 28, 2022

Wrong Place is a convoluted mess that struggles to connect disjunctive plot points as they dawdle their way to the movie’s inevitable conclusion.

Posted inFilm

The Outfit

by Adam Mullins-Khatib March 18, 2022March 17, 2022

The film is a bit smart for its own good, twisting for the sake of twists and leaning too heavily on the use of exposition and flashbacks to reveal surprising information.

Posted inFilm

Clean

by Max Maller January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

This grim movie presents Adrien Brody’s character, a garbageman named Clean, as the wronged party in an unforgiving world.

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Nightmare Alley

by Adam Mullins-Khatib December 22, 2021December 22, 2021

What del Toro so strikingly presents is a morality tale of how the desire to rectify the past can overwhelm our best judgment in the present, leading to disastrous consequences.

Posted inFilm

House of Gucci

by Becca James December 2, 2021December 14, 2021

It should be called House of Gaga.

Posted inFilm

Shoplifters

by Ben Sachs December 13, 2018August 23, 2021

R • 2 hours 1 min • 2018

Posted inFilm

The Mule

by Ben Sachs December 13, 2018August 23, 2021

R • 1 hour 56 min • 2018

Posted inFilm

Laughter in Hell

by Chicago Reader November 29, 2018August 23, 2021

1 hour 10 min • 1933

Posted inFilm

The House That Jack Built: The Director’s Cut

by Chicago Reader November 22, 2018August 23, 2021

NR • 2 hours 35 min • 2018

Posted inFilm

Museo

by Chicago Reader November 15, 2018August 23, 2021

2 hours 9 min • 2018

Posted inFilm

Widows

by Ben Sachs November 15, 2018August 23, 2021

R • 2 hours 8 min • 2018

Posted inFilm

Cardboard Gangsters

by Chicago Reader September 27, 2018August 23, 2021

1 hour 32 min • 2017

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Danger One

by Chicago Reader September 13, 2018August 23, 2021

1 hour 41 min • 2018

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