Dec
18
Homestead
Homestead is about a nuclear bomb that goes off in L.A. and how that, I dunno, leads to the collapse of the US. To be fair, there was also a cyber attack that cut the power on the East Coast … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Thriller
Dec
17
Absolution
Absolution is yet another film in the category of “these actors from my youth are now old enough to play geezers with dementia and I’m not happy about it”. Between this one (Liam Neeson), Knox Goes Away (Michael Keaton), and … Continue reading
Dec
15
Order, The
The Order felt like a movie full of fits and starts… those starts being some surprisingly good action scenes, but the fits just kind of everything else. It’s a movie that is both a little slow and just as fast … Continue reading
Dec
13
Carry-On
Carry-On is one of those solid thrillers that doesn’t want to give you the time to say ‘hey, wait a minute!’ before moving onto the next unlikely but tightly wound scenario. In other words, it’s good. It works. Just maybe … Continue reading
Dec
10
Knox Goes Away
Knox Goes Away is an interesting film that’s maybe a little too long and doesn’t really present its central disease very well. But it does turn around a rather unique twist/mystery that made me respect the movie a lot more … Continue reading
Nov
18
Magpie
Magpie is a infidelity thriller that succeeds by creating a husband and wife with very particular personality traits and cranking up the tension. It works fairly well even as it delivers more pointed glances than actual dramatic moments. It stars … Continue reading
Nov
15
Mothers’ Instinct
Mothers’ Instinct feels like a trashy thriller stuck in first gear. It wants to be sordid and a little bit sleazy but it never figures itself out well enough to take that step. It’s not boring, but it is a … Continue reading
Nov
07
Disciples in the Moonlight
I chose to meet Disciples in the Moonlight half-way. I wanted to give it a decent score just to buck the trend of all the terrible reviews. It’s a faith-based dystopian film and I like Dystopias… just because it has … Continue reading
Nov
06
Conclave
I had actually gone to see Conclave on November 5 – the day of the US presidential election – but circumstances got in the way and I had to leave early. So I went again the day after… and, yeah, … Continue reading
Nov
06
CTRL
Ctrl is an Indian screen life film available on Netflix (in the US). It’s in the same vein as films like Searching and Missing mixed with a great big – but also kind of obvious – cyber security thriller. It’s … Continue reading