Maing does good longform work tracking his large cast over four years. (Big shout-out for using drone shots in a non-hacky way, in sustained shots that cast an ominous spell rather than drifting purposelessly...)

| Jan 6, 2023

It's a story that's got all the drama and intrigue of the best crime stories, but also pulls the audience down to the street level to see what happens when punishment goes awry, and grabs hold of innocent bystanders.

| Feb 11, 2022

It was very interesting, but nothing new.

| Oct 1, 2021

This is an important document for our era...

| Oct 15, 2020

Gripping docu about racist police policy has some cursing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 22, 2019

There was lots of good information here but it wasn't packaged in an appealing way.

| Original Score: C | Feb 26, 2019

Among the investigative documentary exposés released theatrically this year, Stephen Maing's stands as one of the most domestically distressing and cinematically audacious.

| Dec 24, 2018

The film's tone is angry, yes, but also shot through with sadness and exhaustion.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 14, 2018

If the movie has a still point inside it-an unassailable conclusion-it's that justice and the law are not the same thing.

| Aug 30, 2018

A sharply incisive work of investigative journalism, Stephen Maing's Crime + Punishment explores the harsh realities faced by police officers of color in New York City.

| Aug 29, 2018

Maing's documentary doesn't offer an answer to whether a system as vast and powerful as the NYPD can be reformed from the inside. But he illustrates just how difficult it is to try and how many disincentives face officers who challenge the status quo.

| Aug 28, 2018

A searing, a well-edited exposé that's equally captivating, emotionally engrossing and thought-provoking.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Aug 25, 2018

A rare issue film that is constructive and inspiring.

| Aug 24, 2018

Crime + Punishment is an expertly crafted documentary that's as infuriating as it is compelling.

| Aug 24, 2018

That rare kind of important documentary that's compelling enough to possibly enact change.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 24, 2018

"Crime + Punishment" is a quiet documentary but a potent one. Though its approach is low key, its passion, drama and concern for exposing wrongdoing is unmistakable.

| Aug 23, 2018

Crime + Punishment speaks well on [the NYPD 12's] behalf, but not emphatically enough to close the case.

| Aug 23, 2018

Mr. Maing's meticulous and dismaying film... illuminates some of the deep, perhaps intractable problems of policing in New York City and beyond.

| Aug 23, 2018

Essential viewing for anyone with a suspicion that there's corruption in law enforcement.

| Aug 22, 2018

For the most part, the film balances its outrage with objectivity.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 21, 2018