crime dramas – Lackey Writes About Film

Capsule Reviews: Get Out; Dunkirk; Good Time

Closing out December with Get Out, Dunkirk, and Good Time

This month: Justice League, Baby Driver, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and more

A sociological thriller and an animated neo-noir

Jeff Bridges and Ben Foster shine in this American tragedy masquerading as a crime drama.

A scathing horror-satire and a gritty eastern European crime drama

Oscar Isaac's performance is the film's sole bright spot, but not enough to justify actually watching the stupid thing.

As a gangster film, it hits almost all of the gangster-film beats; it's not a great crime drama, but it is a good one.