Category: Crime Drama
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One Bad Decision After Another in Carolina Caroline (2026)
Carolina Caroline follows Caroline (Samara Weaving), a bored young woman dreaming of escaping a small Texas town where nothing ever happens. When she meets Oliver (Kyle Gallner) at her workplace while he is conning the owner, she sees her perfect opportunity to get out. Their whirlwind romance strongly echoes Bonnie and Clyde, as the two…
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The Marked Woman: Yet Another Grizzled Detective Movie
Netflix’s new mystery thriller, The Marked Woman (released originally as La Desconocida), is confusing. More critically, though, it commits the worst mistake a movie can make: it’s boring. From Spanish director Gabe Ibáñez, the film squanders its premise at every turn, fills the story with unlikeable characters, and lacks emotional payoff.
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Money and Love in the New Season of Beef (2026)
Despite its aggressiveness, the Beef anthology series is about romantic love in all its forms. The final scene of the first season led us to believe that, despite the conflict, drama, and toxic traits, the main characters would end up together and, most likely, live happily ever after. The whole “beef” plot was the prelude…
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“Mercy” is a Pro-AI Sci-Fi Thriller that Barely Makes Sense
Even without the messaging, Mercy does not hold up as a movie. It’s sloppily done and the mystery doesn’t tie together at the end.
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Wayward Really Is Worth All The Hype
It’s been five months since Wayward premiered on Netflix and it still has some of us in a choke-hold.
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Caught Stealing and Caught Wanting More
You’d better buckle up, pack spare underwear, & maybe lay off the drinking for a night, for a gnarly ride in New York!
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Short Film Review “Jamarcus Rose & Da 5 Bullet Holes” – Chasing ambitions, accepting guidance, finding brotherhood, and realizing the fragility of life
Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human…
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Is She The Suitcase Killer?
Remember Caroline from Vampire Diaries? Well, now she’s The Suitcase Killer, allegedly.
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Evil in the Home of an Influencer
The Franke kids seemingly lived a normal life, until their mom met the infamous Jodi Hilderbrandt.
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No Other Choice: Killing for the Family at the Age of Obsolescence
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.