Mar
30
Wasp, The
The Wasp is a crime thriller that had me thinking one of these ladies should have opted to find a stranger on a train instead of an old friend. But that was before we learn a lot more about the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Thriller
Mar
27
Holland
Holland is set in Holland. No, not <i>that</i> Holland. Holland, Michigan? Yes and no… that’s the setting of the movie, but it’s really the gimmick they glued onto the film to give it colorful flavor. Yes, tulips and a giant … Continue reading
Mar
24
Locked
Twelve production company logos for a movie starring two guys, one of whom is locked in an SUV for 90 minutes? All those logos can’t be be for the production value so are they for the budget? Because, again, two … Continue reading
Mar
24
Little Siberia
Little Siberia is a movie that’s trying to say something and be something but what its trying to say or be is too convoluted for me any little brain. A couple points for trying, a couple taken off for failing. … Continue reading
Mar
22
Revelations (2025)
Revelations is a crime thriller from the director of Train to Busan… which isn’t as much of a plus as I’d have liked. It borrows a lot from Prisoners and a few other films to deliver half of a good … Continue reading
Mar
20
Duplicity
I thought I was going to rate this Tyler Perry flick pretty well in its first half hour. It sets up interesting characters and scenario where someone is murdered. I saw the murder mystery / conspiracy structure setup and I … Continue reading
Mar
15
Borderline (2025)
Borderline is a thriller/stalker/comedy that walks a tight-rope of maybe being too creepy and making fun too much of stalkers. But I think it finds the right wobbly balance and charming helter skelter crazy to get away with it. It … Continue reading
Mar
14
Opus
If you’re not here for Malkovitch, you might as well stay home. Opus is a VERY familiar film… yet another “we’ve been invited somewhere and it’s a cult!” movie and not a particularly good or bad one. Just one that … Continue reading
Mar
13
Black Bag
Steven Soderbergh rolled the dice and this time it came up spy thriller on a nat 20… so he added a bonus mystery whodunit to the mix. He just got done with his unconventional ghost movie and just decides to … Continue reading
Mar
08
Delicious
Netflix’s Delicious is a German film about a rich family that vacations forever in France. One night they hit a woman with their car and decide to hire her as their servant… which I guess makes a kind of sense … Continue reading