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Independent films
fromVulture
19 hours ago

Fuze Is an Entertaining But Minor Effort From a Major Director

Fuze is a fast-paced film that constantly shifts genres, blending elements of thriller and heist without settling into one narrative style.
fromwww.theguardian.com
23 hours ago

Apex review Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton cat-and-mouse game is slick but soulless

Charlize Theron plays the latest in a long line of movie characters to confront the harsh realities of the Australian landscape, in Netflix's empty-calorie action drama Apex only to discover that the real terror lies in the locals.
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Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup

Cal Hooper investigates a suspicious death in a small Irish town, revealing deep-rooted connections and conflicts among its residents.
Independent films
fromVulture
22 hours ago

The 25 Best Movies About AI Gone Wrong

Artificial intelligence has long been depicted in literature and film as both a potential threat and a reflection of societal fears.
Relationships
fromInsideHook
2 weeks ago

What Men Can Learn From 17 Unforgettable On-Screen Proposals

Real-life proposals differ from romantic comedies, but lessons from memorable on-screen moments can guide men in crafting meaningful proposals.
#auto-theft
Upper West Side
fromYahoo News
2 weeks ago

NYC Movie-Style Luxury Car Heist Unravels With McLaren Crash

A luxury car theft attempt in Manhattan failed dramatically, resulting in damaged vehicles and a chaotic scene.
Upper West Side
fromYahoo News
2 weeks ago

NYC Movie-Style Luxury Car Heist Unravels With McLaren Crash

A luxury car theft attempt in Manhattan failed dramatically, resulting in damaged vehicles and a chaotic scene.
Philosophy
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

When there was wonder in the world': why Raiders of the Lost Ark is my feelgood movie

Watching Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark provides a comforting sense of nostalgia and escapism through thrilling adventures and romanticized heroism.
Independent films
fromInsideHook
5 days ago

Did an Unexpected Culprit Hurt Modern Filmmaking?

American cinema faces a paradox of thriving box office revenues while struggling with the decline of mid-budget films and the impact of YouTube.
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

A truckload of F1 KitKats, a painting of fish: what is it that makes heists so delicious? | Imogen West-Knights

Heists, especially of candy and art, captivate public interest despite the moral implications of theft.
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London
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Fuze review Theo James and Aaron Taylor-Johnson face off in head-spinning London heist

A London heist thriller features a bomb disposal officer and bank robbers executing a complex plan involving real and fake diamonds.
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Fuze review Theo James and Aaron Taylor-Johnson face off in head-spinning London heist

A London heist thriller features a bomb disposal officer and bank robbers executing a complex plan involving real and fake diamonds.
fromRaymondcamden
3 weeks ago

Checking if a Movie has a Post or Mid Credit Scene

The app is incredibly simple. I made use of the wonderful SimpleCSS for my design and then made use of the TMDB API. The TMDB APIs are pretty easy to use, but finding out how to get this information did take a bit of digging.
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fromPolygon.com
1 month ago

This new crime thriller brings a haunting, video game-inspired edge to NYC noir

The novel is inspired by horror and mystery, set in 1990s New York, following a Polish immigrant's dark journey.
fromInverse
1 week ago

How Ian McKellen Became The Secret Weapon To Steven Soderbergh's Surprising New Heist Movie

"We were filming in London, so we were in our own beds at night. That's not often the case. Middle-earth, you're not in your own bed."
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Independent films
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Real Heist in Steven Soderbergh's New Movie

The Christophers explores the relationship between art and commerce through a whimsical theft orchestrated by a cantankerous artist's greedy children.
Film
fromInverse
4 weeks ago

45 Years Later, Michael Mann's First Film Is Still Dazzling

Creating empathy for an immoral protagonist in crime films often requires significant character reworking, but 'Thief' presents a starkly unromantic view of crime.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Hook, line and cinema: why boxing films are still a knockout

Boxing has been a prominent subject in film, showcasing its emotional and physical intensity while reflecting societal themes.
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Independent films
fromThe Independent
3 weeks ago

Hugely underrated 2026 film added to streaming

'Crime 101' is an underrated heist thriller featuring strong performances, particularly from Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo, now available for streaming.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

'Crime 101' is an old-fashioned heist film that pays off

If there's anything I miss in pop culture, it's the presence of ordinary movies. I don't mean blockbusters like Avatar or cultural events like Barbenheimer or Oscar contenders like One Battle After Another. I'm talking about the routine, well-made entertainments that, for nearly a century, used to open in theaters every week. You'd go see them because the story sounded good or you liked the stars or you just wanted to enjoy something as part of an audience.
Arts
Independent films
fromInverse
4 weeks ago

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Just Released An Eerie Psychological Thriller Like No Other

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Chime explores modern terrors through a ringing sound that incites violence, reflecting societal issues and psychological pressures.
fromInverse
1 month ago

25 Years Later, Christopher Nolan's First Great Noir Thriller Remains His Most Essential

Memento provides a Rosetta Stone to decode deeper meaning within his larger-scale efforts, offering a window into the complex paradoxes that add thematic weight to his intricately plotted stories. Nolan's films often jump from a familiar genre archetype. In Memento, Guy Pearce's Leonard Shelby recalls the weary antiheroes of film noir, but his filmography is full of familiar figures ranging from superheroes to great men of history.
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Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Pretty Lethal review Amazon's ballerina action thriller puts on a decent enough show

Pretty Lethal features ballet dancers using their skills to fight, contrasting with Ballerina's misleading portrayal of dance in action.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

Highway robbery takes place in a modern day 'Italian Job' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

An armed gang posing as police blew up a security van on a motorway dubbed the modern day "Italian Job" on Sunday. Video footage shows armed men driving a black Alfa Romeo which had a blue light on the roof and forced the cash security van to a stop. The organised crime gang wore balaclavas and blocked the motorway with a large truck which was set a blaze blocking access for the police to attend the scene.
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Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

No Ordinary Heist review Eddie Marsan stars in Belfast true-crime thriller about massive bank robbery

The film struggles with direction and character depth, failing to effectively portray its Belfast-set true-crime narrative based on real events from 2004.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

The Director of "Crime 101" on His Favorite Anti-Western Westerns

Several novels invert Western myths to portray disillusionment, vulnerability, failed heroism, and intimate self-discovery amid violence and harsh frontier realities.
Film
fromEsquire
1 month ago

Do Original Movies Have Any Hope Left? I Went on a Journey to Find Out.

Theaters must create unique event experiences to compete with home entertainment, driving elaborate marketing stunts and premium screen innovations.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

'Islands' is a spare and satisfying slow-burn thriller

Islands is a spare, slow-burn drama set on barren Fuerteventura that examines alienation and luxury through a broken tennis pro's interactions with a wealthy family.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 month ago

'Normal' Is An Above-Average Action Thriller Saved By Bob Odenkirk

Bob Odenkirk stars as a temporary sheriff in a Minnesota town that harbors a criminal conspiracy involving billions in gold, forcing him into unexpected action against the entire community.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup

Two contemporary novels probe suburban domesticity, revealing secrets, manipulation, and moral ambiguity through slow-burn suspense and darkly comic plotting.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Gus Van Sant: My assistant wanted to erect a statue of Luigi Mangione. My generation thought: this is murder'

Director Gus Van Sant dramatizes the 1977 Tony Kiritsis hostage crisis, a 63-hour standoff involving a shotgun wire attached to a hostage's head, in the film Dead Man's Wire.
fromVulture
1 month ago

Yeah, It's Probably a Good Time to Hear From Quentin Tarantino

Rosanna Arquette spoke about her time on the film in an interview with the Sunday Times in which she said she's "over" the "use of the N-word," adding that she cannot stand that Tarantino "has been given a hall pass. It's not art, it's just racist and creepy."
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fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Cult Filmmaker Learned Something About Audiences Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know'Make Them Feel Something'

Kevin Smith built a personal brand by connecting directly with fans, which created lasting career opportunities beyond individual film projects in an unpredictable industry.
Film
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

An all-star cast leads Crime 101, a nihilistic modern take on Heat - review

Crime 101 marries Michael Mann–style sleekness with 2020s nihilism, anchored by a star ensemble and Los Angeles' sun-dappled, steel-chessboard aesthetic.
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

17 great movies ruined by terrible endings

10 Cloverfield Lane Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and John Gallagher Jr are locked in an underground bunker for the majority of this left-field sequel to Cloverfield, with thrilling results. In the film's final throes, Winstead's character exits the bunker, and finds that her captor was telling the truth about an alien invasion above - a twist that completely and ruinously dissipates the hard-earned tension that came before.
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fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

"Crime 101" Is an Enjoyably Moody Exercise in Michael Mann Lite

Crime 101 blends strong noir elements and coastal motifs with an uneven, cliché-prone depiction of Los Angeles.
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fromVulture
2 months ago

Why Are So Many Movies About Kidnappings Right Now?

Contemporary hostage films use captivity to interrogate power imbalances, allowing marginalized figures to confront untouchable elites and reflect wider social anxieties.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Six Bizarre Movies That Are Actually Fun to Watch

Atlantic writers recommend bizarre films that balance weirdness with entertainment value, including Iron Sky about Nazis on the moon and Jupiter Ascending.
fromVulture
1 month ago

17 Movies With Exclamation-Point Titles, Ranked!

During a junket interview with OutNow, Gyllenhaal explained that the punctuation mark was included to represent the "whole lot of energy" that comes out when the historically muted Bride of Frankenstein is finally allowed to speak. That's all well and good, but to viewers the titular exclamation point is less of a metaphor and more of a golden arrow saying, "This movie is going to be crazy."
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fromInverse
2 months ago

'How To Make A Killing' Is A Screwy Social Satire That Falls Just Short Of The Mark

How to Make a Killing follows Becket Redfellow murdering wealthy relatives in a tonal blend of black comedy and satire, buoyed by Glen Powell's charm.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Gangsterism review dense, high-minded cine-manifesto on the notion of auteurism

Dense, self-aware cinema interrogates auteurism and systemic barriers through theory-heavy dialogue and cubist, collage-like aesthetics.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Real Secret to a Filmmaker's Success

Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg in the 1970s combined artistic daring with commercial ambition, reshaping Hollywood through auteurism and blockbuster filmmaking.
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fromSFGATE
2 months ago

New Bay Area film reimagines retail thieves as Robin Hoods

Boots Riley's I Love Boosters is a maximalist, surrealist film about a Bay Area crew of clothing-store robbers led by Keke Palmer, premiering at SXSW.
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fromInsideHook
3 months ago

In Defense of Movie Sex Scenes

Onscreen sex scenes can be narratively essential but are often gratuitous, harmful, or disruptive when objectifying participants, reinforcing stereotypes, or damaging a film's flow.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Nonprofessional Actors Are the Heart of the Movies

This year's Oscar contenders feature nonprofessional actors alongside established performers, creating authentic performances that distinguish these films in the new casting achievement category.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guide #229: How an indie movie distributed by a lone gamer broke the US box office

Two unusual releases contrasted a costly, widely distributed first-lady documentary with a self-financed YouTuber-made indie horror that achieved notable box-office success.
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fromIndieWire
1 month ago

Who Would Win a 2026 Best Stunt Design Oscar, According to IndieWire

The 2026 Actor Awards will recognize stunt ensemble work, raising questions about what defines excellence in stunt performance: extreme physical feats, artistic beauty, or narrative integration.
Film
fromVulture
2 months ago

Which 2026 Awards Contender Will Be This Year's Oscar Villain?

Oscar villains are films singled out by online communities for collective dislike, shaped by shifting political anxieties and changes in social-media culture.
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fromParade
2 months ago

'Pulp Fiction' Actor's Brutal Cause of Death Is Revealed - Here's What We Know

Peter Greene died accidentally from a gunshot wound that severed his brachial artery, according to the New York City medical examiner.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Crime is the disease. Meet the cure': Sylvester Stallone's self-serious cop movie is ludicrous fun

As the movie opens, the city is being terrorised by a cult calling itself New World, whose members are hell bent on demonstrating their commitment to a survival-of-the-fittest creed by murdering everyone in sight. Their leader, a fearsome killer nicknamed the Night Slasher (Brian Thompson), wields a giant, spiky knife that must be the envy of Black Metal bands everywhere.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Full of emotional wisdom': Guardian writers on the best movie romances you might not have seen

It's the first rule of romcoms that opposites attract, and you can't imagine two more different lovers than Poinsettia (Lynn Redgrave), a spark plug of a dame convinced that she is in a relationship with the 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini, and Fish (James Earl Jones), a gentle giant who spends his spare time wrestling a demon that only he can see.
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fromInverse
2 months ago

Why You Should Avoid All Spoilers For 2026's Most Shocking Thriller Movie

Sirāt is a grim, electrifying desert rave thriller that shifts from hypnotic, cathartic dance atmosphere into a sudden, harrowing descent into violence and exploitation-style horror.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Shelter review super-soldier Jason Statham does the business as he takes on Bill Nighy in action thriller

Jason Statham returns as a haunted ex-special-forces operative in formulaic action thriller 'Shelter' featuring familiar tropes, predictable plot, and clichéd setpieces.
fromConsequence
2 months ago

The Adventures of Cliff Booth Gets Super Bowl Trailer

Starring Brad Pitt as the titular Cliff Booth along with Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, and more, the trailer depicts Booth after the events of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. "So you helped rick subdue those hippie intruders, huh?," he's asked before replying "Something like that." The teaser then shows various scenes and scenarios from the film, but with minimal dialogue; though each time a character cusses or flips someone off, it's bleeped and censored.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I wasn't acting: that was me': how non-actors took over Oscar season

Directors often cast non-professionals to capture authenticity through lived experience and physical presence alongside trained actors.
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fromVulture
2 months ago

Send Help's Twist Is Awfully Similar to a Recent Best Picture Nominee

Send Help is a Sam Raimi desert-island horror that evokes '90s nostalgia while echoing themes and a twist similar to Triangle of Sadness.
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fromVulture
2 months ago

Why Gore Verbinski Disappeared From Hollywood

Gore Verbinski returns with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, a gonzo sci-fi action-adventure comedy where Sam Rockwell leads diner patrons against surreal AI apocalypse.
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