All tagged Murder

The Confessions of Thomas Quick

Dealing with intense emotions and repressed memories lent to Quick’s confessions to various murders that were previously unsolved. The victims varied, the crimes stretched between Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway, and the ways in which Quick killed were varied. 

Dark Places

"Gone Girl" came out a meager one year before this film, and bankrupted its goodwill by being a powerhouse spectacle for stars Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck. Director Gilles Paquet-Brenner always meant for this to be a small independent film, but now it will always be unfairly juxtaposed with its counterpart, which seems unfair given that the original book was quite entertaining and dark.

True Story

Often it feels like Franco is putting us on, trying to play a child killer while hiding an insidious smirk behind the blank expression he wears for much of the film. Hill does his best, but the role isn't as meaty as past supporting performances in "The Wolf of Wall Street" or even "Moneyball." He's more subdued and anal, and it's not a look that Hill can pull off.