Tag: Mystery

La chambre des morts: Better Than a French Demme Knock-Off

On By C.H. NewellIn Alfred Lot, Céline Sallette, Crime, Film, Franck Thilliez, French Film, Laurence Côte, Mélanie Laurent, Mystery, Thriller1 Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ISMS0nCNJg La chambre des morts. 2007. Directed & Written by Alfred Lot; based on the novel by Franck Thilliez. Starring Mélanie Laurent, Laurence Côte, Éric Caravaca, Gilles Lellouche, Jonathan Zaccaï, Céline Sallette, Fanny Cottençon, Nathalie Richard, Jean-François Stévenin, & Stéphane Jobert. Métropole Film Distribution/Mongrel. Rated 14A. 118 minutes. Crime/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ La chambre des morts, translated into English roughly becomes Room of Death, is …

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Get Swallowed Whole by Terror in THE BORDERLANDS

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Mystery, ReligionLeave a comment

Terrifying religious-themed found footage brings us into a nightmarish investigation that will lead somewhere entirely unexpected.

RESOLUTION Questions Our Cinematic Participation in Murder

On By C.H. NewellIn Aaron Moorhead, Bill Oberst Jr., Film, Horror, Independent Film, Justin Benson, Mystery, Peter Cilella, Thriller, Vinny CurranLeave a comment

An indie that asks us at times uncomfortable questions about our participation in the process of murder on film.

SLENDER MAN Creeps In (Again) Via Found Footage

On By C.H. NewellIn A.J. Meadows, Film, Horror, Jeremy Kirk, MysteryLeave a comment

When a man's son is taken by the Slender Man, he goes to any & all lengths necessary to find him again. Even if that means becoming a criminal himself.

CHERNOBYL DIARIES Ain’t So Bad

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Phillips, Oren Peli, Urban ExplorationLeave a comment

Take a trip to Chernobyl and see what lies in its ruins - whether it's bears, other wildlife, or mutated humans, you'll have to find out for yourself!

THE BAY’s Nightmarish Ecological Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn Barry Levinson, Christopher Denham, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Mockumentary, Mystery, Sci-FiLeave a comment

A found footage, ecological horror, creature feature mash from Barry Levinson; one of the best of the sub-genre in recent years.

10 Cloverfield Lane is an Interesting Spin-Off Spun Right

On By C.H. NewellIn Damien Chazelle, Dan Trachtenberg, Drama, Film, Horror, John Gallagher Jr, John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, MysteryLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saHzng8fxLs 10 Cloverfield Lane. 2016. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Screenplay by Josh Campbell, Damien Chazelle, & Matthew Stuecken. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr, Douglas M. Griffin, Suzanne Cryer, Bradley Cooper, Sumalee Montano, & Frank Mottek. Paramount Pictures/Bad Robot/Spectrum Effects. Rated 14A. 103 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★1/2 I was never a fan of Cloverfield. …

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Revenge is The Gift that Keeps on Giving

On By C.H. NewellIn Blumhouse Productions, Film, Jason Bateman, Mystery, Rebecca Hall, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzWd71frxhY The Gift. 2015. Directed & Written by Joel Edgerton. Starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, Allison Tolman, Tim Griffin, Busy Philipps, Adam Lazarre-White, Beau Knapp, Wendell Pierce, Mirrah Foulkes, Nash Edgerton, David Denman, Katie Aselton, David Joseph Craig, & Susan May Pratt. STX Entertainment/Huayi Brothers Pictures/Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 108 minutes. Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ …

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