Few movie tropes deliver suspense quite like a daring prison escape. These films highlight gripping stories, clever plans, ...

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 ...

This weekend, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and KPFT’s “The Prison Show” will present the Prison Reform Film Festival, a series of movies about prison-related subjects. One of the films, Sweethearts ...

JACKSON, MI — Jackson might not appear on the silver screen as often as cities like New York or Los Angeles, but “Prison City” has produced an interesting variety of cinematic offerings. They include ...

Zach Laws is a longtime entertainment journalist and movie features writer. He is also an independent filmmaker and member of the Screen Actors Guild based out of Los Angeles. Zach grew up watching ...