Tag: Emily The Criminal

  • ‘The Good Mother’: Everything We Know About the Olivia Cooke-led Thriller

    ‘The Good Mother’: Everything We Know About the Olivia Cooke-led Thriller

    Launched in 2012, distribution company Vertical Entertainment has become known for its penchant for indie movies over the past decade. Boasting a long list of horror, crime, romance, action, and everything in between, you’ve probably seen at least a handful of their movies in recent years. In 2022, Aubrey Plaza earned critical acclaim for her…

  • Is ‘Emily the Criminal’ Based on a True Story?

    Is ‘Emily the Criminal’ Based on a True Story?

    Please raise your hand if you are, or ever have been, buried in debt because of student loans. Okay, I see a lot of you out there who understand the position Emily Benneto (Aubrey Plaza) finds herself in Emily the Criminal, the Netflix film that just keeps maintaining its momentum with viewers more than six…

  • ‘Emily the Criminal’: Modern Audiences Want a New Type of Crime Movie

    ‘Emily the Criminal’: Modern Audiences Want a New Type of Crime Movie

    John Patton Ford’s feature directorial debut, Emily the Criminal is not your typical crime movie. The movie, which you can watch on Netflix, follows Emily (Aubrey Plaza), a college graduate burdened with immense student debt and little opportunity. With nowhere else to turn to, she gets involved in an underground credit card scam coalition to…

  • Paul Schrader Assumed ‘Emily the Criminal’ Was a Spin-Off of ‘Emily in Paris’: I ‘Somehow Confused’ the Two on Netflix

    Paul Schrader Assumed ‘Emily the Criminal’ Was a Spin-Off of ‘Emily in Paris’: I ‘Somehow Confused’ the Two on Netflix

    Sacré bleu, “Emily the Criminal” has been confused with yet another project, this time courtesy of Paul Schrader.The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker shared on Facebook that he waited to watch the indie thriller starring Aubrey Plaza after assuming it was connected to Netflix series “Emily in Paris.” The Lily Collins-led viral series returned for a third…

  • What to Watch This Weekend: August 19-21

    What to Watch This Weekend: August 19-21

    Hear that? It’s the weekend calling your name. Or, it’s dragons. The long-awaited Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, which follows the Targaryen family and takes place a whopping 200 years before Game of Thrones, is hitting HBO. Idris Elba comes face-to-face with a bloodthirsty lion in the survival action film Beast.…

  • Roadside Attractions, Vertical team on Sundance thriller ‘Emily The Criminal’

    Roadside Attractions, Vertical team on Sundance thriller ‘Emily The Criminal’

    John Patton Ford’s feature directing debut to get exclusive theatrical release this year.Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment have teamed up on North American rights to Sundance thriller Emily The Criminal starring and produced by Aubrey Plaza.‘Emily The Criminal’: Sundance ReviewJohn Patton Ford’s feature directing debut will get an exclusive theatrical release this year followed by…