Entries Tagged as 'Crime'

Friday, September 14th, 2007

THE CITY OF VIOLENCE Movie Review

THE CITY OF VIOLENCE (2006)When retired gang leader Wang-Jae is murdered, detective Tae-Soo returns to his hometown for the first time in ten years after leaving to become a detective in Seoul. Tae-Soo reunites with his old high school friends to say farewell to Wang-Jae, but feels that something is not right about his death. […]

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Johnnie To’s EXILED Review

EXILED (2006)When Wo is discovered to be living in Macao, Boss Fay orders Blaze to kill him. Wo once attempted to assassinate Fay, and now he must pay the price. But Blaze and Wo were once friends, and Blaze is unable to pull off the job. Even more so, his friend Tai has pleaded for […]

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

PEEPING TOM Review

PEEPING TOM (1960) Mark Lewis is a shy young man, who is always hiding behind either a camera at the movie studio he works at, or behind his small handheld camera wherever he goes walking. Recently, Mark has taken a further step in his voyeurism, as he leads women into a false sense of safety, […]

Friday, July 6th, 2007

SOUNDLESS Review

SOUNDLESS (2004) Viktor is a perfectionist hitman, who is on his current job. After killing his target, he sees a young woman sleeping in the target’s bed. Viktor becomes instantly smitten with her, and uses his skills as an assassin to watch and learn about her. When the young woman tries to kill herself, he […]

Monday, June 25th, 2007

VANISHING POINT Review

VANISHING POINT (1971) Kowalski. He’s a man on the edge of society, who’s love affair with speed has landed him a job transporting cars from one city to another. His latest job is to deliver a white super-charged Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco. Although he has two days to deliver, he makes […]

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

DEATH WISH Review

DEATH WISH (1974) Amongst the rampant crime rates, countless poor and piling trash, meek Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) makes it day by day working for a housing development company and spending time with his loving wife. His peaceful life is destroyed though, when a gang of hoods breaks into his home and attacks his wife […]

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

ROBOCOP Review

ROBOCOP (1987) It is the late nineties in Detroit. Crime has reached an all-time high. The police, try as they might, are powerless to put a dent in the downward spiral of the city. OCP, a corporate conglomerate, who has recently taken charge over local law enforcement, takes the next step in an attempt to […]

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

DEAD MAN’S SHOES Review

DEAD MAN’S SHOES (2004) Richard has returned to a small North England town to exact revenge in the name of his mentally challenged brother, Anthony. His targets are small group of drug-pushers and half-wit drug dealers. Richard makes his presence known to his soon-to-be victims as soon as he gets into town, and makes it […]

Friday, March 30th, 2007

MEMORIES OF MURDER Review

MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003) It is 1986, in South Korea. In a small village, a young woman is found raped and brutally murdered. The local police force is completely caught off guard, and have no idea how to handle the situation. Then another body is found, and they realize they are dealing with a serial […]

Friday, January 5th, 2007

THE BOONDOCK SAINTS Review

On Saint Patrick’s Day, in a South Boston bar, two Irish brothers, Connor and Murphy,  are having a few rounds with their friends, when a few Russian mafia soldiers step in and threaten the good time.  The next morning, FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe) is brought in to investigate two dead Russian mafia soldiers […]