Category Archives: Crime and Criminal Justice in Film

This question deals with the alternative tradition in crime films.  Rafter discusses this type of crime film within those films dealing with cops, with courtroom drama, and with prison/execution films.  What are the hallmarks of alternative tradition films? For something to … Continue reading →

The central concept I want you to address in this essay is the whole notion of heroes in crime films.  Rafter indicates that Bonnie and Clyde are sort of anti-heroes, and one of our reviews discussed a lack of heroes … Continue reading →

When “Anatomy of a Murder” was released in 1959, the New York Times titled it “A Court Classic” but their film critic Bosley Crowther wasn’t quite able to classify it. Was the film a melodrama? A character study? Or just … Continue reading →

Animal instinct. The will to survive. We all have it. In the film “Dolores Claiborne”, the three key female characters express self-preservation instincts as means to preserve their respective existence in response to domestic violence victimization. Dolores Claiborne is the … Continue reading →

I’ve seen “Taxi Driver” as well as both of the “Lolita” films, so was excited to find Siegel’s article through my research. With an academic interest in how film shapes belief systems and defines (or redefines) cultural norms, Siegel’s article … Continue reading →