movie review

Felony-focused film reviews; fictional movies and true crime documentaries depicting real-life stories or inspired by them.

'The Act of Killing' by Joshua Oppenheimer
Summary Medan, Indonesia, 1965. With the instigation of governmental paramilitary force, Indonesian ‘Gangster’, Anwar Congo, is responsible for the mass killing of thousands of communists and ethnic Chinese.
By Dark Magician6 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
Everything Wrong With The 2007 Movie "The Brave One"
Today I'm going to discuss what is ethically wrong in the movie “The brave one” with Jodie Foster. First, I will do it in a small summary format so you as the reader will understand what the movie is about. Before I start I want to point out that the whole movie was very dry to my taste and Jodie Foster carried this movie. She was playing incredibly well, when other actors were playing their roles pretty weak and poorly.
By Em Em6 years ago in Criminal
Identity Thief - A Movie Review
Remember, never sell your identity to anyone over the phone. You will regret the crazy adventure you will find yourself in.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Criminal
The True Crime Shows You Have to Catch
In the past few years or so, true crime has really taken on a life of its own in media. There used to be the odd documentary or drama coming about about famous cases and famous killers, but recently there has been a boom in true crime related films, tv shows and podcasts. So if you were looking at getting into watching and listening to true crime related materials, where would you start? Well, these might be a few things you could try.
By Jaime Hunter 6 years ago in Criminal
Film Review : Inherit the Viper (2019)
Josie… promise me something. Protecting this family comes first. When it’s time to quit, we quit. No questions asked.
By Peter P6 years ago in Criminal
A Filmmaker's Review: "Like Minds" (2006)
A highly underrated cult thriller, "Like Minds" (2006) is mostly based on and depends on the understanding of various Christian/Anti-Vatican historical legends and facts in order to make sense of the film. Thankfully, if you're over 12 you've probably heard of them at least and the rest of it is explained in the film. I've probably watched this film some five or six times and the first time was just recently after it came out and it really creeped out the then, eleven year old me. It was a DVD release and was about a year after the release of the film. It's pretty gory and there's a bit to stomach but mostly it's a thriller and a very psychological one at that, so let's investigate what made this film so damn good.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Criminal