Bart Layton’s “Crime 101” is a “Heat” pastiche that, even if it falls well shy of its Michael Mann blueprint, has some basic appeal going for it. Los Angeles crime movies are fun. Chris Hemsworth ...

Why do we love crime movies? Better yet, why do we especially love the ones where the criminals are typically portrayed as the protagonists? We're all taught at a young age that "crime doesn't pay," ...

“The problem with walk-away money,” notes someone in Bart Layton’s rich, sprawling, character-driven neo-noir Crime 101, “is that you’ve got to be able to walk away with it.” The setting may be sunny ...

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Blatant Michael Mann imitations aside, Bart Layton's Los Angeles-set ensemble crime thriller is far from terrible — using the cinematic city setting and robust turns from Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo ...