{"id":42548,"date":"2023-10-03T21:33:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T01:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/crime-wave\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T12:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:34:26","slug":"crime-wave","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/crime-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the quirkiest and funniest films ever made in Canada, Crime Wave<\/i>\u00a0follows neophyte screenwriter Steven Penny (Paizs), a strangely silent young man who aspires to make the best "colour crime films" imaginable. But Steven has one major problem: He's only good at writing the beginnings and endings of movies. With the help of a young neighbour (Kovacs) and the mysterious "Dr. Jolly," Steven struggles to beat his writer's block.<\/p>\n
Set in a 1950s fantasy world, this wryly humorous combination of post-modernism, surrealism and genuine affection for old Hollywood films is irresistible for anyone who likes unusual movies with an inventive take on storytelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One of the quirkiest and funniest films ever made in Canada, Crime Wave\u00a0follows neophyte screenwriter Steven Penny (Paizs), a strangely silent young man who aspires to make the best "colour… <\/p>\n