Based on a true story, Michael Shannon stars as Richard “The Iceman” Kuklinski an infamous contract killer for the New York mob during the 70s and 80s. We are introduced to “Richie” in the early 60s when he’s on a date with Deborah (Winona Ryder) a sweet young girl who […]
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I can’t really say that I’ve ever left a crime thriller with my stomach in a knot. I didn’t know it was possible for the crime thriller genre, which seems to be stuck on repeat and incapable of surprises, was fully capable of coming up with something that would truly […]
The late director Ted Demme’s final film turned out to be his best. It was a spectacular work of crime cinema based on the true story of George Jung, an infamous cocaine smuggler who rose to prominence in the 1970s and 80s. We are introduced to George in his childhood […]
“Being right is not a bulletproof vest Freddy!” – Figgs James Mangold‘s 1997 film Copland comes from a different angle in the crime genre taking the good guy/bad guy plotline and flipping it on its ear by dealing with themes of corruption within the police force. In the town of […]