As Joe Denton, the hapless ex-cop/ex-con protagonist of Small Crimes, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau wears a thick goatee that somehow, all by itself, transforms his look from Lannister nobility into discount Josh Brolin. That’s entirely appropriate for this seedy exercise in corruption and redemption—the sophomore feature from Evan Katz, who was credited as E.L. Katz on his 2014 debut, Cheap Thrills. As the film begins, Joe is being released from prison after a six-year stretch, though the details of his crimes are slow to emerge; conversations with the ironically named Lieutenant Pleasant (Gary Cole) makes it clear that Joe was previously on the force, where both were involved in graft and murder, but the dialogue throughout is naturalistic rather than expository. For a while, all we really know about Joe is that his life is in ruins: His ex-wife has left town with their two young daughters and ...
- 4/26/2017
- by Mike D'Angelo
- avclub.com
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Evan Katz & Macon Blair… by Uinterview Small Crimes, a crime-thriller film directed by Evan Katz, stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Joe Denton, a former cop who just got off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder. He returns home, seeking redemption, but ends up trapped in the mess he left behind. “[Denton] tried to […]
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- 4/2/2017
- by Kate Chia
- Uinterview
Four years ago, Evan Katz made his directorial debut with the pitch-black comedy thriller Cheap Thrills, pitting Pat Healy against Ethan Embry in a diabolical, desperate game of survival. Now Katz has returned to the director's chair with Small Crimes, which takes a decidedly more relaxed, though no less diabolical, approach to pitch-black comic suspense. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars as Joe Denton, introduced as he's released from prison and seeks to establish a new life in a small town where he was born and raised. But his old life casts a long shadow; no one looks happy to see him, not even his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert Forster). Gradually it's revealed that Joe was a police officer until he was busted for corruption and...
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- 3/22/2017
- Screen Anarchy
With Small Crimes, Evan “E.L.” Katz joins the ranks of Jeremy Saulnier, Macon Blair and others who’ve embrace a dark, degenerate microcosm of rural Americana. It’s a growing trend, where backwoods suburbia morphs into a moral cesspool. Be it Nazi skinheads who board up a punk club or a crooked cop plunged into the same dark waters he previously emerged from, those like Katz have no problem kicking a few horses when they’re down. This makes for dead-end tension and minimal options, but sometimes there’s just a little too much hopelessness to go around. We’re all creatures of habit (can a criminal really reform?), but audiences need something to believe in – that’s the struggle here.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars as Joe Denton, a disgraced ex-cop who’s coming off a six-year prison stint. Denton – a father of two – wants nothing more than a second chance.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars as Joe Denton, a disgraced ex-cop who’s coming off a six-year prison stint. Denton – a father of two – wants nothing more than a second chance.
- 3/21/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
"It's happening all over again..." Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled Small Crimes, from writer/director E.L. Katz, who last made the cult favorite Cheap Thrills. "Game of Thrones" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays a disgraced former cop who returns to his town from a prison sentence for attempted murder, hoping for redemption only to end up trapped in the mess he left behind. This film has an excellent supporting cast including Gary Cole, Jacki Weaver, Robert Forster, Molly Parker, Michael Kinney, Pat Healy, and Macon Blair (who co-wrote the script). This trailer is actually quite impressive - the dialogue is spot on, footage looks great, there's some cool action, I'm definitely intrigued. Here's the first official trailer for E.L. Katz's Small Crimes, direct from Netflix's YouTube: After serving time for the attempted murder of a District Attorney, disgraced former cop Joe Denton (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) returns home looking for redemption.
- 3/12/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A pulpy slice of pie from deep in the heart of American nowhere, Evan Katz’s “Small Crimes” is far too convoluted for such an admittedly modest thriller, but the film ties together in such a perfect bow that it’s tempting to forgive all of the knots it took to get there.
At heart, this is a simple story of second chances. Crooked cop Joe Denton (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, striking the perfect balance between the disgraced prince he plays on “Game of Thrones” and Sawyer from “Lost”) has finally been granted parole after spending a few years in the pen for the attempted murder of a District Attorney, and he’s ready to turn his life around. Kind of. Maybe.
Joe is a raggedy shit-kicker, like a junkie who needs to shoot himself in the foot every few hours — you know the type. He spends the film’s opening shot...
At heart, this is a simple story of second chances. Crooked cop Joe Denton (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, striking the perfect balance between the disgraced prince he plays on “Game of Thrones” and Sawyer from “Lost”) has finally been granted parole after spending a few years in the pen for the attempted murder of a District Attorney, and he’s ready to turn his life around. Kind of. Maybe.
Joe is a raggedy shit-kicker, like a junkie who needs to shoot himself in the foot every few hours — you know the type. He spends the film’s opening shot...
- 3/12/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Having turned heads with his debut feature Cheap Thrills, El Katz returns with his sophomore effort Small Crimes about to premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. This time out Katz teams up with I Don't Feel At Home In This World Any More writer-director Macon Blair - with whom he wrote the script - along with Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Koster Waldau for this tale of appropriately small time criminality. After serving time for the attempted murder of a District Attorney, disgraced former cop Joe Denton returns home looking for redemption. An embarrassment to his parents and abandoned by his ex-wife, it seems as if things can’t get much worse. But then Joe finds himself trapped in the mess he left behind—in the cross...
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- 3/10/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Author: Jon Lyus
Recently Netflix released Sundance success story I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Any More, the debut feature from writer and actor Macon Blair. We saw the film out in Park City and loved it, and the distribution on Netflix ensured that a far wider audience was given access to it. They, and Amazon, have stepped firmly into the mid-budget range, picking up independent films which used to be set for the specialist divisions of the big studios. Today Netflix have released a trailer for one of their recent acquisitions – Small Crimes, from director E. L. Katz.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau leads the film alongside Blair, who also co-wrote the adaptation of David Zeltserman’s novel. If you’ve not seen Katz’s 2013 Cheap Thrills you’re in for a real treat, and this looks like a fine follow up. The film follows the spiraling confluence of...
Recently Netflix released Sundance success story I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Any More, the debut feature from writer and actor Macon Blair. We saw the film out in Park City and loved it, and the distribution on Netflix ensured that a far wider audience was given access to it. They, and Amazon, have stepped firmly into the mid-budget range, picking up independent films which used to be set for the specialist divisions of the big studios. Today Netflix have released a trailer for one of their recent acquisitions – Small Crimes, from director E. L. Katz.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau leads the film alongside Blair, who also co-wrote the adaptation of David Zeltserman’s novel. If you’ve not seen Katz’s 2013 Cheap Thrills you’re in for a real treat, and this looks like a fine follow up. The film follows the spiraling confluence of...
- 3/10/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After producing and distributing his Sundance-winning drama I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Netflix is staying in the Macon Blair business. Their next collaboration isn’t one he directed, but rather wrote with E.L. Katz, who is making his directorial follow-up after the humorously brutal Cheap Thrills. Small Crimes, which will premiere at SXSW and hit Netflix in April, has now been given its first trailer.
Following Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a man who is seeking redemption after he was in jail for attempted murder. When he gets out, his past comes back to haunt him, and as one might expect from this duo, the results look to be violent with a tinge of Coens-esque perceptiveness. Also starring Robert Forster, Gary Cole, Jacki Weaver, Larry Fessenden, Pat Healy, and Blair himself, check out the trailer below.
After serving time for the attempted murder of a District Attorney,...
Following Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a man who is seeking redemption after he was in jail for attempted murder. When he gets out, his past comes back to haunt him, and as one might expect from this duo, the results look to be violent with a tinge of Coens-esque perceptiveness. Also starring Robert Forster, Gary Cole, Jacki Weaver, Larry Fessenden, Pat Healy, and Blair himself, check out the trailer below.
After serving time for the attempted murder of a District Attorney,...
- 3/10/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The exclusive trailer for Netflix’s original film Small Crimes is here, and Game of Thrones‘ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, playing disgraced former cop Joe Denton, makes post-prison life look anything but liberating.
“To get the chance to play Joe Denton in Small Crimes was a real treat. A guy with very few if any positive characteristics trying to avoid getting slapped by good old karma,” Coster-Waldau, 46, tells People about his role in the film, which will premiere at SXSW. “I loved every second of the shoot, not least working with a brilliant director and such a stellar cast.”
He continues, “Small Crimes...
“To get the chance to play Joe Denton in Small Crimes was a real treat. A guy with very few if any positive characteristics trying to avoid getting slapped by good old karma,” Coster-Waldau, 46, tells People about his role in the film, which will premiere at SXSW. “I loved every second of the shoot, not least working with a brilliant director and such a stellar cast.”
He continues, “Small Crimes...
- 3/9/2017
- by Katherine Richter
- PEOPLE.com
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