Gangster movies can be terrifying. Think of the Godfather moment where Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo rams a knife into Luca Brasi’s hand, pinning it to the table, before another gangster garrotes him ...

The allure of wealth and power, the precarious gambling of life and death - there's nothing quite like a good gangster movie. But what might be the greatest gangster movies ever made? As the American ...

Organized crime has fascinated filmmakers and audiences alike for decades, and now, mob movies have carved out their own permanent place in pop culture. From smoky bars in New York City to the ...

What is it about mob movies that has captivated audiences for decades. Since the early days of cinema, organized crime has been a favorite topic, with some of Hollywood’s greatest films and complex ...

For decades, audiences around the world have been drawn to the seductive, ultraviolent world of organized crime. Mob stories have become a genre filmmakers return to over and over again, despite the ...

John Hitchcock graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film studies and previously wrote on his own blog. He also specializes in nature and virtual photography and does art in Source ...