Tag Archives: crime

American Made (2017) Review

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 This is what Tom Cruise does best. Let him prance around in fancy shirts and sunglasses. Let him smirk at people, stare into their eyes and ask them to trust him. This is much better that what he got … Continue reading →

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The Nice Guys (2016) Review

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 In 1970s Los Angeles, two private investigators are forced to cooperate to solve the murder of a porn star. Their personal investigation styles don’t match, but through blunder, fool’s luck and freak coincidences do they win the day. The … Continue reading →

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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

9/10 On a hot summer afternoon, small criminals Sonny and Sal rob a bank. Everything goes wrong. They are holed up inside with a bunch of hostages and surrounded by the cops. The whole thing turns into a media circus. … Continue reading →

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Sicario (2015)

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) is a cop who gets dragged into a silent, lawless war with Mexican drug lords, in which all rules of law and national boundaries seem to disappear. She tries but fails to keep control and … Continue reading →

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The Third Man (1949)

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 American writer Holly Martins is invited by his friend to visit him in Vienna. On arrival, his friend Harry Lime just died in a car accident. Martins starts an investigation to figure out what happened, and the accident may … Continue reading →

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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 Doctor Bill has the strangest night of his life. After his wife tells him that she had unfaithful fantasies, he goes into town and is approached sexually by all kinds of people, leading up to a very dangerous situation. … Continue reading →

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The man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 During the Cold War, an American spy (Cavill) and a Russian spy (Hammer) are forced to work together to solve a plot involving illegal development of an atom bomb. In their cooperation they have to protect a girl (Vikander) … Continue reading →

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Prisoners (2013)

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Kellen Dover (Hugh Jackman)’s daughter and her friend go missing. As the local police detective (Jake Gyllenhaal) can’t seem to bring the girls back, the desperate father takes measures into his own hands. Prisoners has been out for two … Continue reading →

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Lucy (2014)

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

3/10 A woman receives an overdose of a new type of drugs that allows her greater access to her own brainpower. As she grows to 100% percent of brain power use, she gains control over matter and energy. I feel … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

6/10 The Mission Impossible team gets disbanded after the events of film 4. Ethan Hunt continues his hunt for an elusive organization named the Syndicate and in the process everyone gets pulled into the action again. I am disappointed. It … Continue reading →

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