Tag: Mystery

Haneke’s Cache: White Colonial Guilt Under a Voyeurist Microscope

On By C.H. NewellIn Daniel Auteuil, Drama, Film, Juliette Binoche, Michael Haneke, Mystery, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ZtfuvxpEw Caché. 2005. Directed & Written by Michael Haneke. Starring Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Annie Girardot, Maurice Bénichou, Bernard Le Coq, Walid Afkir, Lester Makedonsky, Daniel Duval, Nathalie Richard, Denis Podalydès, & Aïssa Maïga. Les Films du Losange/Wega Film/Bavaria Film/BIM Distribuzione. Rated 14A. 117 minutes. Drama/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ There is no other director like auteur Michael Haneke. His films, …

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The Knock-Offs Never Measure Up for TAPE 13

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Axel Stein, Film, Found Footage, Horror, MysteryLeave a comment

Another BLAIR WITCH PROJECT knock-off that, ultimately, goes nowhere special, or - really - nowhere at all.

Elizabeth Olsen Braves the Silent House

On By C.H. NewellIn 2011, Chris Kentis, Elizabeth Olsen, Film, Horror, La casa muda, Laura Lau, Mystery, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD88EFBFuos Silent House. 2011. Directed by Chris Kentis & Laura Lau. Screenplay by Lau; based on the original screenplay by Oscar Estévez for the film La casa muda. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross, Adam Barnett, & Haley Murphy. Elle Driver/Tazora Films. Rated R. 86 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ Always a sucker …

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Secret Rural Lives: Uncle John the Protector

On By C.H. NewellIn Alex Moffat, Crime, Drama, Erik Crary, Film, Jenna Lyng, John Ashton, Mike Bove, Mystery, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Steven Piet, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9h7y-kPGs0 Uncle John. 2015. Directed by Steven Piet. Screenplay by Erik Crary & Piet. Starring John Ashton, Alex Moffat, Jenna Lyng, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Cynthia Baker, Andy Cameron, Adria Dawn, Tim Decker, Don Forston, Janet Gilmme, Gary Houston Matt Kozlowski, & Ashleigh LaThrop. Uncle John Productions. Not Rated. 113 minutes. Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ Digital editing technician, …

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Sinister 2: Even More Sinister the 2nd Time Around

On By C.H. NewellIn C. Robert Cargill, Ciarán Foy, Film, Scott Derrickson, Shannyn SossamonLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fChx_YZUAR0 Sinister. 2015. Directed by Ciarán Foy. Screenplay by C. Robert Cargill & Scott Derrickson. Starring James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Daniel Sloan, Dartanian Sloan, Lea Coco, Tate Ellington, John Beasley, Lucas Jade Zumann, Jaden Klein, Laila Haley, Caden Marshall Fritz, Olivia Rainey, & Nicholas King. Alliance Films/Automatik Entertainment/Blumhouse Productions/Entertainment One/IM Global/Steady Aim/Tank Caterpillar. Rated 14A. …

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WHEN ANIMALS DREAM: A Folklore Tale on Coming of Age

On By C.H. NewellIn Danish Film, Drama, Film, Horror, Indie Film, Jonas Alexander Arnby, Lars Mikkelsen, Mystery, Sonia Suhl, WerewolfLeave a comment

A young girl's transformation from girl to woman is plagued by the folklore and superstitions and closed minds of her small little town.

The Omen: Religion, Creepy Kids, and Gregory Peck

On By C.H. NewellIn 1976, Classic Horror, Gregory Peck, Horror Movies, Lee Remick, The OmenLeave a comment

The Omen. 1976. Directed by Richard Donner. Screenplay by David Seltzer. Starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Harvey Stephens, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, Robert Rietty, and Tommy Duggan. Twentieth Century Fox/Mace Neufeld Productions. Rated R. 111 minutes. Horror/Mystery ★★★★★ When it comes to supernatural horror I tend to be at a crossroads …

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The Visit is the Last Trip to Grandma & Grandpa’s You’ll Ever Take

On By C.H. NewellIn Found Footage, Horror Movies, M. Night Shyamalan, Sub-genre, The Visit, ThrillerLeave a comment

The Visit. 2015. Directed & Written by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn. Blinding Edge Pictures/Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 94 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★1/2 Any time M. Night Shyamalan puts out a film these days, it's met with all sorts of opinions from those who can't stand …

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