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Untold: Crime & Penalties
Documentary · Crime · 2021
They were the bad boys of hockey — a team bought by a man with mob ties, run by his 17-year-old son, and with a rep for being as violent as they were good.
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Untold: Crime & Penalties
2021 Documentary · Crime 1h 25m
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TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
They were the bad boys of hockey — a team bought by a man with mob ties, run by his 17-year-old son, and with a rep for being as violent as they were good.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Untold: Crime & Penalties?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Chapman Way · Maclain Way
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Put Untold: Crime & Penalties on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.