“Crime” Reviews

Mochizuki hits all of your standard hitman movie plot points.

As strange as this may sound, it’s been a long time since I was so overjoyed and thrilled to have seen a film as dark and troubling as this one.

Like the classic French crime thrillers, Automne exudes coolness and atmosphere.

If you’re looking for a way to pay respects to the memory of Leslie Cheung, you can certainly do far, far worse.

A compellingly ambiguous morality play that is Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s unquestioned master work.

The messages and ideas that M conveys will never grow old as long as darkness exists in man’s heart.

A thoroughly bizarre, Jungian excursion that would make David Lynch blush at the straightforwardness of his own films.

Bangkok Dangerous achieves a look that is truly edgy and stylish without being too obvious about it.

If nothing else, Lars von Trier’s latest is sure to rile the American right wing.

One instance where an abundance of style actually hinders the film more than helps it.

This brilliant adaptation gives a classic Western text an exotic twist that could easily open people’s eyes to a whole new realm of world cinema.

So completely over the top that it’s nearly an assault, one that makes this nearly 3 hour long movie speed along at a breakneck pace.

The sort of disposable cheese that gives disposable, cheesy films a good name.

Infernal Affairs is the sort of slick, intelligent movie that any director would love to have under his belt.

A gripping drama that follows four childhood friends throughout the years, ‘Friend’ delivers on nearly every count.

It’s easy to see how this was revolutionary in its day as part of the French New Wave.

If you want to see how Woo’s incredible style began and how much it has since matured, watch A Better Tomorrow.

Ballistic Kiss makes a pretty convincing argument for loving a film for its style rather than its substance.

Brilliantly acted and paced hitman action movie that runs out of steam well before the credits.

At times brilliant and interesting, I often found it slow and just barely limping along.