Jennifer Leitzes’ only feature is an uneven genre piece with a good few moments, some thanks in part to Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Director Felipe Mucci delivers a crime thriller that’s heavy on darkness but light on substance.
Sam Raimi’s director-for-hire job helming this chilling crime drama turns out to be one of his most compelling works.
A noticeable step up in their artistry at the time, the Coen brothers’ gangster pastiche remains the duo’s crown jewel.
Joel Schumacher’s sleazy, sweaty neo-noir of porn and pain remains a bizarre artifact for the director’s filmography, and it hasn’t lost its bite.
A puzzle of a thriller, Sidney Lumet’s final film slides its script and performances together with ease.
Stephen Frears’ new miniseries is a deft three episodes that shifts perspectives and plots with ease, even if it doesn’t completely pay off.
A strong central performance and a clear sense of authorship elevate this Lifetime Original Movie into more than the sum of its parts.
Michael Showalter’s latest comedy suffers from a hackneyed script that forces its otherwise-likable stars to do all the heavy lifting.
Craig Fairbrass’ textured mug can’t save this low-budget crime flick that tumbles headfirst into cliche.
Despite a solid supporting cast, Clark Duke’s debut is a small-scale caper with that doesn’t have the attention span to ever truly work.
The Thoroughbreds director struggles to mix his sardonicism into a script about the biggest financial scandal in public […]
Netflix’s new teen drama is more CW than anything else, and doesn’t offer much else than overstuffed teen […]
Eight men wrongly convicted tell their stories in this gripping indictment of the American justice system.
A riveting portraint of post-9/11 New York City, Spike Lee’s scintillating crime drama is one of his most intriguing explorations.
Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s chilling crime story finds spine-tingling tension in the mundane.
The eagerly-awaited third season of Netflix’s award-winning drama amps up the paranoia and deceit.
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai sees Jim Jarmusch integrating hip-hop atmosphere with samurai genre trappings to create a dorm-room favorite.