You know the storyline all too well. A retired criminal must commit one last big crime before he can get out of the game for good. Countless authors and filmmakers have used this handy plot device, some more effectively than ot...

At one point in Bruce Robinson’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thomspon’s experiential novel The Rum Diary, a turtle with jewels glued to its shell catches the sight of American journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) – the animal is a me...