Category: Prison Film

[Fantasia 2019] THE PREY: Welcome to the Class Struggle Jungle

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Cambodian Film, Film, Gu Shangwei, Jimmy Henderson, Martial Arts, Prison Film, Thriller, Vithaya PanringarmLeave a comment

Deep in the jungle there's a struggle to survive, as the rich hunt the poor for sport.

SHOT CALLER’s Ugly Truth of Incarceration & the Violent Male Psyche

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Jon Bernthal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Prison Film, Ric Roman Waugh, White SupremacistsLeave a comment

Jacob, a family man, crashes his car while drunk, killing his best friend. This lands him in a maximum security prison, where it's live or die or maybe even worse.

Refn’s Bronson is a Surreal Character Study of Lonely Violence

On By C.H. NewellIn 2008, Biography, Brock Norman Brock, Crime, Drama, Film, Matt King, Nicolas Winding Refn, Prison, Prison Film, Tom HardyLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMJ1c3qxOWc Bronson. 2008. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Screenplay by Brock Norman Brock & Refn. Starring Tom Hardy, Matt King, James Lance, Amanda Burton, Kelly Adams, Juliet Oldfield, Jonathan Phillips, Mark Powley, Hugh Ross, Joe Tucker, Gordon Brown, & Charlie Whyman. Str8jacket Creations/Vertigo Films/Aramid Entertainment Fund. Rated 14A. 92 minutes. Biography/Crime/Drama ★★★★1/2 Time and again …

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FELON: Justice v. Revenge Amongst the Horrors of the American Penal System

On By C.H. NewellIn Crime, Drama, Film, Harold Perrineau, Johnny Lewis, Prison, Prison Film, Ric Roman Waugh, Stephen Dorff, Val KilmerLeave a comment

What happens when a normal man accidentally kills someone trying to rob his home? FELON answers the terrifying question.

Appearance & Lies in Uwe Boll’s STOIC

On By C.H. NewellIn 2009, Crime, Drama, Film, Prison Film, Review, Stoic, Uwe BollLeave a comment

When three experienced offenders come up against a jail rookie, the consequences of a little game become life or death.