Jan
09
Candy Land
I sat on Candy Land all last year… thinking, yeah, maybe it’s a bit of sleazy fun but it also came out in 2022 and I want to watch 2023 films (or some such goony logic). But it’s 2024 now … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Thriller
Jan
06
Roadkill (2024)
I admit I rented Roadkill because it was a chance to get in on another early 2024 release. But also because it has the plot of an updated version of The Hitcher… a young woman on a road trip picks … Continue reading
Dec
23
Cat Person
Cat Person opens with a quote from Margaret Atwood “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It’s a thesis statement that this film plays with in interesting ways… made more … Continue reading
Dec
10
Eileen
Eileen is a slow, ponderous film that can’t seem to nail down what it is… until it takes a sudden left turn and becomes very much a different thing. Whether it earns that head-scratcher of a turn, I’m not sure… … Continue reading
Dec
09
Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind borrows heavily from dozens of other paranoia thrillers that had much lower budgets. But you add Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke plus get the Obamas to executive produce, and you suddenly have a big … Continue reading
Nov
24
Saltburn
I’m thrilled I didn’t have the slightest clue what this movie was going in. I just knew it had buzz. When it begins at Oxford with a golden boy and an average guy, I wondered if it was going to … Continue reading
Nov
14
Muzzle
Muzzle is a streaming film about police dogs. It’s just barely ok as a film but it did teach me one wholesome thing I didn’t previously know. Police dogs live with their handlers and their families. Awww. That’s sweet. I … Continue reading
Nov
11
Killer, The (2023)
The Killer… aka The Killer of the Slower Moon… has deceptive opening credits. They are cool and crisp, fast-paced and exciting… but they end very abruptly. They lead, however, into a kind of brilliant first act as Michael Fassbender thinks … Continue reading
Nov
05
Locked In
When the title matches my feelings of being trapped in this movie’s lugubrious pace. Another hour and change to go and I wanted to blink myself out of this this flick… but I also slam my finger in car doors … Continue reading
Oct
30
Death’s Roulette
Death’s Roulette is a Mexican thriller about a group of kidnapped people locked into a mansion and forced to pick one of their number to murder. It’s like a basic Escape Room puzzle mixed with a tiresome game of Ultimate … Continue reading