Films like The Godfather, Goodfellas, Boyz N the Hood, and The Departed are all universally acclaimed versions of the gangster sub-genre, but so many excellent films that feature the same types of ...

The movie is still celebrated today as a hood life classic, one that portrayed inner city struggles with uncompromising fidelity. While most gangster movies draw acclaim because of their grounded ...

Gangster movies aren't always found in cinematic realism ... Like other films on this list, Boyz n the Hood is a coming of age story, but one amidst urban violence. Let us quickly list the ...

Being a fan of gangster films often requires some dedication ... it wasn’t long before his debut film Boyz n the Hood would become a major motion picture, nominated for multiple Academy ...

Gangster movies are loaded with inherently alluring ... Cagney is at his most ferociously psychopathic as a demented, mother-dependent hood. Simmering with tension, violence and betrayal at ...

John Singleton's 1991 film Boyz n the Hood condemned racism and the failures of democracy and capitalism. (Photo: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.) Question: Movie-wise, it seems like the American ...

As the American film industry matured in the early 20th century, so too did organized crime. While violent gangs and criminal ...