The heist film genre is often one defined by wish fulfillment. Films like “Now You See Me,” “Inception,” and “Ocean’s 11” have helped set the standard for the contemporary caper: The overly ...

“Widows” is a wildly uneven crime caper, one with more valleys than peaks. Juggling too many threads, the film delivers strong and twisty moments – and a feminist hook – but largely squanders its ...

This has been a good year for woman-fronted movies, with two all-female heist teams featured. Like “Ocean’s 8,” “Widows” has its protagonists using people’s sexism to their advantage. However, “Widows ...

The complete delight of seeing Viola Davis in the role of an elegantly-dressed, wealthy wife whose sheltered life is suddenly upended by the death of her crime boss husband, played by Liam Neeson, is ...

Steve McQueen's "Widows" is a heist movie with a pulse. The director of "12 Years a Slave" follows up his 2013 Best Picture-winner with a deceptively simple looking bang-bang shoot-em-up, but this is ...

Viola Davis is in the role of a strong-willed, focused leader of a group of widowed mothers. The remaining members of the team are played by Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki and Cynthia Erivo.

A new trailer has been released by 20th Century Fox for the upcoming modern day thriller Widows, set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption. The Widows 2018 movie stars Viola Davis, ...

The newest heist thriller “Widows” was released Nov. 16 to rave reviews, garnering a 94 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Set in contemporary Chicago amidst a time of political turmoil, the film ...

Viola Davis leads the ensemble in 'Widows,' Steve McQueen's female-driven revenge thriller, his first film since '12 Years a Slave.' By Todd McCarthy What could have remained just a solid crime ...

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Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2026. Rollo has written over 700 film, ...