Taking the 101 (CREDIT: Amazon MGM Studios)

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Halle Berry, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, Tate Donovan, Devon Bostick, Paymaan Maadik, Babak Tafti, Deborah Hedwall, Paul Adelstein, Drew Powell, Matthew Del Negro, Andra Nechita, John Douglas

Director: Bart Layton

Running Time: 140 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: February 13, 2026 (Theaters)

When I first saw the trailer for Crime 101, I thought, “Jeez, are they really going that generic?” But then I eventually learned that the titular “101” didn’t refer to an introductory course but rather to the major California highway. So then I got my demented hopes up that we could be due for cameos from Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig as their traffic-obsessed characters from SNL‘s “Californians” sketches. Of course, that didn’t actually come to fruition, but I nevertheless still want to put the idea out there, just in case the universe is in the mood to manifest anything. Anyway, I guess the moral of this movie is that if you’re a non-violent criminal, you just might be allowed to get away with it.

Grade: Whuuuuuut Are These Guys Doing Here?