The Dummy Detective is both a love letter and a send-up of noir and murder mysteries, with the end result as up in the air as the puppet our hero holds.
Seven Dials’ predictable structure, thin character development, and hollow ending keep it from striking the satisfying note of its strongest predecessors.
Cover-Up is about much more than just one man’s lifelong search for the truth; it’s a film about the importance of constantly interrogating those in power.