Crime 101 opens in theaters on Feb. 13. A few minutes in to Crime 101, with the streets of Los Angeles whipping by, a tense, thudding soundtrack gnawing at you while carefully laid plans are set up ...

In an academic context, the phrase ‘101’ denotes the basics – an introductory college course covering only the fundamentals. Crime 101, the second feature from Bart Layton (previously behind 2018 ...

Bart Layton’s “Crime 101” is much more than your average heist thriller. Chris Hemsworth plays Davis, a jewel thief who specializes in meticulously targeted robberies. He commits those heists along ...

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 ...

Despite a solid cast and pedigree of its own, a Los Angeles crime saga borrows all its best moves from Michael Mann. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

Chris Hemsworth delivering a literal crash course in his new crime thriller movie, Crime 101, which is coming to movie theaters this weekend. Written and directed by Bart Layton, Crime 101 is a film ...

Bart Layton's adaptation of a Don Winslow novel is an expansive look at one corner of the L.A. underworld. Yet I was held by how the film lets its actors make their mark. In the elaborate opening ...

At a critical juncture in director/screenwriter Bart Layton’s extraordinary noir-saturated heist thriller, two main characters are seated in a car discussing a pair of iconic Steve McQueen – 1968’s ...

The pedal is pressed hard to the metal for this very stylish high-stakes armed robbery thriller starring Chris Hemsworth Bart Layton is the British film-maker who previously gave us American Animals, ...