These prison movies are captivating. Get it? Some of the best movies are actually movies about life on the outside, where the prison represents the mental traps imposed on us by society, or our own ...

The best prison movies aren't just about bars and walls. They're about defiance, hope, transformation, and the will to survive. These films peer into some dark places, but they also shine with moments ...

The prison movie genre brings life’s most fundamental struggles to the fore, as characters are forced to confront isolation, subjugation, and the inhumanity of having their agency stripped away. From ...

TIFF: Cal McMau's film convincingly makes its point that prison violence is brutal and senseless, but doesn't do enough to justify making us watch copious amounts of it. But prisons are filled with ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...