Sentences with phrase «than the crime dramas»

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Though it's not technically a «true crime» series — it's a scripted drama — The Jury takes a more investigative, court - room approach than the typical primetime crime series.

Throughout season one, Good Girls proves to be more than just a crime drama, pulling together equal parts dark comedy and heartfelt family drama.

I enjoyed reading Amber Elliott's interview with Caroline Flint (TP, June), although I must confess that I now know more about Caroline's views on Swedish crime drama than I do about Labour's energy policy.

It's clear virtually from the get - go that filmmaker Todd Phillips is looking to transform this true - life tale into a Martin Scorsese - like crime drama, as evidenced by War Dogs» less - than - subtle visuals and almost paint - by - numbers rise - and - fall structure.

It was just an ordinary crime drama full with safe clichés for an ordinary viewer, and nothing which will be remembered for any longer than the duration time of the film.

In 2003, Deschanel appeared in minor capacity as a receptionist in Sam Raimi's Spider - Man 2, with her role in Ghost House Pictures» 2004 frightener Boogeyman serving to prove that she was much more than just another pretty face.As the 2000's rolled on, Deschanel would prove to be an even bigger force on the small screen, playing forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance «Bones» Brennan, partner of FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz), on the popular Fox crime drama series Bones.

In 2002, the hit procedural prime - time crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was launching a spin - off, CSI: Miami, and in the starring role of Lieutenant Horatio Caine was none other than David Cacrime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was launching a spin - off, CSI: Miami, and in the starring role of Lieutenant Horatio Caine was none other than David CaCrime Scene Investigation was launching a spin - off, CSI: Miami, and in the starring role of Lieutenant Horatio Caine was none other than David Caruso.

Few shows have had such a spellbinding effect on its audience like HBO's «True Detective,» the gritty crime drama that feels more like an eight - hour movie than a limited TV series.

Rather than try to take on Matt Damon in space, Focus surveyed the release calendar and wisely moved «London» to Jan. 22, 2016, where it will go up against a faith - based movie starring Tom Felton, STX's low - budget thriller «The Boy» and the Kevin Costner - Ryan Reynolds crime drama «Criminal.»

The film tries to play as a realistic crime drama, but blows it with larger than life characters and situations.

Time for the TV portion of the HECG and TV doesn't get much better than Starz's first essential drama, a piece about the ripple effect of the unimaginable more than the crime itself.

Despite all of this, Detective Pikachu is still back and forth on who it is trying to appeal to: it isn't quite a serious crime drama, but it's much more than a kid's game.

Of the less name - driven selections, only Israel's «Ajami» — an earnest but affecting ensemble crime drama, less audacious but more rewarding than Samuel Maoz's Venice champ «Lebanon» — gave me some pause when considering its Oscar chances.

The still - untitled Joker film is expected to take on more of a gritty crime drama feel rather than that of a comic book movie.

Still, if Vaughn REALLY wanted to avoid such comparisons, he could always have brought out something other than a crime - drama about a bunch of inter-twined Londoners who deal drugs, carry «shooters», and jam each others» heads in sunbed lids.

-- that seem better suited to a routine family sitcom than to a grim crime drama about cancer and crystal meth.

He told EW: «[We were] trying to create a crime movie where our character was entering a crime world where there were already dramas in place and relationships and complications, and we have to see him negotiate a lot more rivalries than he is expecting at the beginning of the story.

Police corruption documentary Precinct Seven Five plays out with more adrenaline and thrills than the stark and meditative Black Mass, while crime drama A Most Violent Year is more arrestingly stylish.

Despite its attempts to construct itself as a crime drama and psychological thriller, rather than exploit a pontificating agenda to appeal a more balanced audience, Captive remains an unsatisfactory account of a notorious real - life event that made headlines around the world, owing to the phenomenal spiritual awakening of a cold - blooded murderer and rapist.

It's reportedly a period piece set in the»80s, and it will feel more like «a gritty crime drama» than a traditional superhero film.

A Brooklyn crime drama with this cast, directed by Roskam and written by Lehane in his first feature screenplay (he's written some for HBO shows The Wire and Boardwalk Empire) should have been an event film for me, but The Drop ultimately remains a little too undercooked and over-familiar to amount to more than the sum of its parts.

WHY: Few shows have had such a spellbinding effect on its audience like HBO's «True Detective,» the gritty crime drama that feels more like an eight - hour movie than a limited TV series.

It will be produced by Martin Scorsese and the tone has been likened more to a gritty crime drama than one of DC's recent entries.

Though it is a thriller at heart, and does have a high - speed driving subtext, the film feels more like a throwback to the music video stylized, R - rated crime dramas of the 1980s than the new Fast & the Furious over-the-top, CGI - infused modern action - thrillers.

WHY: Derek Cianfrance's multi-generational crime drama is an incredibly ambitious piece of work, though he seems to have bitten off more than he can chew.

Beautiful cinematography, intense acting and a sprawling, morally exhausting plot come together to form the definitive crime drama that quite easily could pave the way for the rest of Gosling and Cooper's career alike — and I'd be more than okay with that.

Directed with a sharp eye for its gritty locales and an open heart for its less - than - heroic characters, this is one of the true treasures of 1970s Hollywood filmmaking — a suspenseful crime drama in stark, unforgiving daylight.

Tonally it owes more to Rowan Woods's excellent drama The Boys rather than other Australian crime films like The Square, Gettin» Square or The Hard Word and yet it still follows the conventions of a crime drama to result in a complex and gripping piece of cinema.

What can be said about the crime drama considering the star and director were arguing throughout and the studio never backed the acclaimed director is that the stylish minor film though mawkish, turned out better than expected.

Scorsese isn't iridescent for remakes or sequels, but «The Departed,» based on the 2002 Hong Kong film «Infernal Affairs,» is a crime drama, and no one interprets the ins and outs of the mob drama better than the director of «Casino» and Goodfellas.»

But a crime drama starring Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu, rather than the fantasy adventures we saw in the games and animated series?

If anything, Banker feels more like a psychological thriller than a character - driven crime drama.

That sense of restraint is completely lost on director Paul McGuigan, better known for crime thrillers like Lucky Number Slevin than romantic dramas like this one.

Villeneuve isn't returning, but new director Stefano Sollima has more than enough experience in gritty, political crime drama to deliver a taught, hard - nosed thriller worthy of the original.

This looks to be very much a crime drama in the vein of The Sopranos, in that the focus is more on how the business impacts the family rather than the crime business itself.

The script, co-written by Wong with American crime novelist Lawrence Block, is more a suggestion of stories than actual drama, and it almost unravels in the tinny, emotionally tone deaf (and fortunately brief) tale of a brassy baby - faced gambler, that Portman clomps through with little conviction.

The Indigenous writer - director Ivan Sen has more recently turned to commercial projects with an art - house sensibility (like last year's noir crime drama, Goldstone), but his earlier, open - ended, experimental works articulate a frustration, resentment, longing and optimism that resonates in softer and stronger ways than his later genre projects.

Covering everything from action films, social dramas, love stories and crime films, what they have in common is an African identity and cultural grounding that make them more popular than Hollywood films for Nigerian audiences.

Crime in the Streets (1956) is less film noir than stagey social drama, but it's the film debut of John Cassavetes in a twitchy bit of juvenile delinquency on the road to murder.

However, this level of violence hasn't been seen much on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. which previously has lent itself to a more action - adventure, goofy tone than the gritty crime dramas seen on Netflix's Marvel shows like Daredevil and Jessica Jones.

She initially proffers a fastidious, Melvillian crime picture with special attention given to manual processes rather than human drama, but then elegantly pulls the focus back (with the help of a very subtle twist) in the second half to reveal that the caper at the film's centre was only included for context.

«Sabotage» Directed by David Ayer Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mireille Enos, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, Joe Manganiello, Josh Holloway, Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau Action, Crime, Drama 109 Mins R Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't been in something as good as Sabotage for more than twenty years.

In his new fight - flick Bleed for This, writer - director Ben Younger — best known for the Mamet-esque white - collar crime drama Boiler Room — achieves a better result focusing on one of Durán's more colorful opponents: Vinny «The Pazmanian Devil» Paz (née Pazienza), whose comeback from a catastrophic injury seems more far - fetched than any sports flick's faux - inspirational contrivance.

But a crime drama starring Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu, rather than the fantasy adventures we saw in the games and animated series?

I really enjoyed the storyline, especially the flash backs to how you ended up in São Paolo, it seemed more mature than previous Max Payne games and was like following a well written crime drama, and you know when Rockstar are involved it is going to be graphic even in the smallest details.

Certainly worth more than just a peep Gritty crime dramas have become an ever - increasing trope in comics, their demand soaring without stopping for breath.

For example the American crime drama television series Breaking Bad, is more meaningful and profound as five seasons rather than as a handful of episodes, the same goes with painting, its visual potency is strengthened through revisiting themes.