New Life is a stark, barren, cold thriller/horror film about a woman on the run and an agent sent to capture her before its too late. It hides what’s “really going on” so I’ll be vague too… though it has … Continue reading
A pretty solid first act, a less good and disappointing everything else. This thriller starts with a cool character and a bit of driving in a blizzard suspense… throws in a surprise… and then struggles to fill the rest of … Continue reading
Humane is a film with so much potential in its first act that I was surprised how it slid downwards in such fits and starts. Its initial twist and switch to dark comedy was off-putting but I slowly adjusted to … Continue reading
Damaged is exactly that serial killer hunter movie you’ve seen done better before. Probably just rewatch Seven… or any of a number of Ashely Judd thrillers from the 90s. Damaged isn’t incompetent, it’s just dull and uninspired. It’s about a … Continue reading
The dictionary definition of mess is this film. A slide into disorder and chaos where nobody is right and a solution may not even exist. It’s not a horror movie… but it is a nightmare. This German film is set … Continue reading
Loop Track is film about an introverted paranoid New Zealnder with social anxiety problems that make me look like a goddamn social butterfly. All he wants is to go for a long multi-day hike by himself, get away from the … Continue reading
The Wages of Fear (2024) on Netflix is the latest adaptation of the book… or a remake of either the 1953 film or Sorcerer from 1977. And what does a modern French remake of two classic white-knuckle adventures that were … Continue reading
Based on the first ten minutes of Prey, this film actually surprised me by not being as big a pile of big cat scat as I thought it was going to be. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves… that … Continue reading
Love Lied Bleeding, besides being a killer title, is a wicked, sun-baked neo noire that lets the ladies off the chain. It’s a tale of murder, mayhem, and gym memberships set in dark corners, darker rooms, and too much sunshine … Continue reading
Red Right Hand is a solid little crime thriller that gets the job done even though it takes a little too long to do it. Crime thrillers aren’t my favorite genre but this one mostly kept my interest. The flick … Continue reading