Kandahar (2023 film)
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A modern-day Clarice Starling, Eleanor (Shailene Woodley) is a young police investigator wrestling with the demons of her past when she is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator (Ben Mendelsohn)...
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The search for a serial-killer uncovers the dirt of contemporary American society in To Catch a Killer, the first feature and a very solid film in Hollywood by Argentine Damián Szifron.
To Catch a Killer. Detective Joe Kozenczak (Michael Riley) tracks down John Wayne Gacy (Brian Dennehy), convicted in 1980 of 33 Chicago serial killings.
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Apr 6, 2023 · To Catch a Killer: Directed by Damián Szifron. With Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, Jovan Adepo, Ralph Ineson. Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer (Shailene Woodley) is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator (Ben Mendelsohn) to help profile and track down a disturbed individual terrorizing the city.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 52% of 82 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Damián David Szifron's stylish direction and fine performances bolster To Catch a Killer 's case, but a derivative script throws this thriller off course." [10]
Apr 21, 2023 · After a deadly sniper leaves 29 people dead on New Year’s Eve, the FBI's chief investigator Geoffrey Lammark ( Ben Mendelsohn) lectures the Baltimore Police Department that their suspect is not a type, reminding them that he is a person and that “somebody loved him, somebody trained him, and somebody sold him that gun.”.
Lamely directed by Eric Till, whose actors often appear to wander about without understanding the real-life characters, To Catch a Killer rambles when it should rant. But crime will...
