Winners, Losers, and Survivors: A Crime Blog [Dredd]

I will look at a film very dear to me for the finale of underrated crime classics. Dredd is Pete Travis’ hardcore dystopian sci-fi flick based on the long running comic, Judge Dredd by John Wagner. Dredd is one of my two favorite comic book (not superhero) movies. Dredd came out in 2012, when a lot of highly anticipated comic book movies were being released such as: The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Amazing Spider Man. Dredd kicked all of their asses in terms of quality, but sadly failed at the box office.

Winners, Losers, and Survivors: A Crime Blog [A Bronx Tale]

Around the same time that Robert De Niro was acting in such crime classics as Goodfellas, Casino, and Heat, he went off and directed his own crime classic: A Bronx Tale. While elements of the film work against itself, the majority of this movie is insanely engaging and emotional.

Winners, Losers, and Survivors: A Crime Blog [Shaft Soundtrack Review]

Last week I looked at Gordon Parks’ Shaft. It’s a groovy film about a black P.I named John Shaft who gets caught up in a gang war while trying to rescue the local hood’s daughter. Now it’s time to look at the equally groovy soundtrack by Isaac Hayes.