Dead Sea is a movie that I should rate lower, but I’m giving it a bump because, despite its many faults, I realized I cared. Somehow this tepid, slow-paced thriller full of frustrations and annoyances convinced me to root – … Continue reading
Daddy Hitchcock would be proud. M. Night Shyamalan has made an excellent thriller that would have delighted the master film theorist and audience manipulator. A film that is just as good at being a suspense thriller as it is at … Continue reading
Non Negotiable bugs me… not because it’s not much of a comedy and not because it’s only a barely decent thriller, but because it doesn’t have a hyphen in its title. But mainly because it’s not much of a comedy … Continue reading
When you aren’t sure you’ve just been punk’d watching a satire of a suspense thriller or the real deal, you know something has gone very wrong… or very right… depending on your camp tolerance. The Girl in the Pool stars … Continue reading
A Sacrifice is a thriller that doesn’t lack for production value or acting… but it most definitely lacks for thrills or drama. Its a flick like a piece of IKEA furniture… everything you need for an entertainment center, unassembled and … Continue reading
Hard Home is, in a way, a bit of a reverse Saw… the mother of a victim of a serial killer sets up an elaborate trap in her Smart Home to trap and torment the killer. On the other hand, … Continue reading
Divorce in the Black is about a woman who married a dirtbag who is just another member of his dirtbag clan. The couple isn’t doing so well and he – not she – files for divorce. But when she starts … Continue reading
Vanished into the Night is an Italian paranoia thriller that’s available on Netflix in the US. It’s fine. It doesn’t move the needle for any kind of genre it’s in, it won’t overly impress, but it’s good enough to watch … Continue reading
A movie where every actor is worse than the last and every line delivery needed a second or third take. Kill Craft is real amateur hour walking. I rented it because I liked the premise and hoped for a hidden … Continue reading
Colors of Evil: Red is a Netflix detective/mystery/serial killer investigation film set in Poland. A young woman is found murdered in the same fashion as a killer with the same M.O. is paroled. This sets off an investigation led by … Continue reading