Barney Thompson
Emma Thompson like you won’t believe!
Tag: Crime
The Resort
A mystery on vacation
Emily the Criminal
Aubrey Plaza gets into credit card scams
Vengeance
B. J. Novak as a NYC podcaster in Texas
Last Looks
Mel Gibson accused of murder with Charlie Hunnam to solve it
The Takedown
A French buddy cop action comedy
Two comedy stars with new series
Maya Rudolph in LOOT & Melissa McCarthy with her hubby
The Duke
A true story about an art theft
Under the Banner of Heaven
Andrew Garfield investigates Mormon murders
The Bad Guys
Animated stereotypes try to be good
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage playing himself
The Outlaws
A new crime drama from Stephen Merchant
Ambulance
Jake Gyllenhaal in Michael Bay’s new big action chase
Tokyo Vice
Ansel Elgort & Ken Watanabe take on the yakuza
Windfall
A civilized home invasion
2 murder mysteries featuring women
Pieces of Her (Netflix) and The Thing About Pam (NBC/Hulu)
Portraits of 2 disgraced internet founders
The Dropout (Theranos) & Super Pumped (Uber)
Deep Water
Ben Affleck’s sullen character lets his wife wander to save their marriage
The Outfit
Mark Rylance plays a tailor for gangsters
The Batman
Robert Pattinson goes very dark, as does the film
The Weekend Away
Leighton Meester embroiled in a murder in Croatia
Inventing Anna
Shonda Rhimes tells the incredible story of a real con artist
Death on the Nile
Kenneth Branagh stars & directs this Agatha Christie mystery
2 very diff approaches to crime & comedy
Murderville & We Need to Talk about Cosby