Tag: Thriller

Green Room: The Fallacy of White Nationalist Unity in Violent Awe

On By C.H. NewellIn Alia Shawkat, Anton Yelchin, Crime, Eric Edelstein, Film, Horror, Imogen Poots, Jeremy Saulnier, Joe Cole, Macon Blair, neo-Nazi, Thriller2 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8XSARX3DQg Green Room. 2016. Directed & Written by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Anton Yelchin, Patrick Stewart, Joe Cole, Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, David W. Thompson, Mark Webber, Macon Blair, Eric Edelstein, Michael Draper, Andy Copeland, Brent Werzner, Lj Klink, Kasey Brown, Taylor Tunes, & Imogen Poots. Film Science/Broad Green Pictures. Rated 14A. 95 minutes. Crime/Horror/Thriller ★★★★1/2 …

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Berberian Sound Studio Gets to the Raw Core of Our Relationship with Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, Drama, Film, Horror, Peter Strickland, Psychological horror, Thriller, Toby JonesLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX3abRX8XIg Berberian Sound Studio. 2013. Directed & Written by Peter Strickland. Starring Toby Jones, Antonio Mancino, Guido Adorni, Cosimo Fusco, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Eugenia Caruso, Susanna Cappellaro, Lara Parmiani, Chiara D'Anna, Jozef Cseres, & Pal Toth. UK Film Council/Film4/Warp X/ITV Yorkshire. Rated 14A. 92 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Peter Strickland is a director and writer filled with …

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The Conjuring is a Genuine Creepshow

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Horror, James Wan, Lili Taylor, Mystery, New Line Cinema, Paranormal, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Thriller, Vera Farmiga1 Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k10ETZ41q5o The Conjuring. 2013. Directed by James Wan. Screenplay by Chad & Carey Hayes. Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Shanley Caswell, Haley McFarland, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver, Shannon Kook, John Brotherton, Sterling Jerins, Marion Guyot, Morganna May, & Amy Tipton. New Line Cinema/The Safran Company/Evergreen Media Group. Rated 14A. …

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Raising Cain: There’s Better De Palma and There’s Worse

On By C.H. NewellIn 1992, Brian De Palma, Crime, Drama, Film, Gregg Henry, John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Psychological Thriller, Steven Bauer, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=498jRT9XJl4 Raising Cain. 1992. Directed & Written by Brian De Palma. Starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Teri Austin, & Gabrielle Carteris. Pacific Western. Rated R. 91 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★ Brian De Palma is one of those classic directors of his generation, leaving his mark indelibly …

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Secret Window: A Mixed Bag of Stephen King Treats

On By C.H. NewellIn 2004, David Koepp, Film, John Turturro, Johnny Depp, Maria Bello, Mystery, Novella, Stephen King, Thriller, Timothy HuttonLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QboGT3v7c5A Secret Window. 2004. Directed & Written by David Koepp; based on the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King from the collection Four Past Midnight. Starring Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton, Charles S. Dutton, Len Cariou, Joan Heney, John Dunn-Hill, Vlasta Vrana, Matt Holland, Gillian Ferrabee, Bronwen Mantel, & Elizabeth …

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Memento’s Deconstructionist Form

On By C.H. NewellIn 2000, Carrie-Anne Moss, Film, Joe Pantoliano, Jonathan Nolan, Mystery, Revenge Thriller, Stephen Tobolowsky, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq9eM4ZXRgs Memento. 2000. Directed & Written by Christopher Nolan; based on the short story "Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan. Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Russ Fega, Jorja Fox, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Harris, Thomas Lennon, & Callum Keith Rennie. Newmarket Capital Group/Team Todd/I Remember Productions. Rated 14A. 113 minutes. Mystery/Thriller …

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The Darkness is Bland and Forgettable Supernatural Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn Blumhouse Productions, Film, Greg McLean, Horror, Kevin Bacon, Lucy Fry, Radha Mitchell, Supernatural, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrO7sS51DIs The Darkness. 2016. Directed by Greg McLean. Screenplay by Shayne Armstrong, Shane Krause, & McLean. Starring Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Jennifer Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, Matt Walsh, Tara Lynne Barr, Paul Reiser, Ilza Rosario, Parker Mack, Krista Marie Yu, Trian Long Smith, & Judith McConnell. Blumhouse Productions/Chapter One Films. Rated PG-13. …

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LAID TO REST is Flawed Yet Nasty Slasher Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn Bobbi Sue Luther, Film, Horror, Kevin Gage, Richard Lynch, Robert Hall, Slasher Horror, ThrillerLeave a comment

This is one brutal piece of slasher cinema. Not without faults, but fun, nasty stuff for the true horror hound.