Tag: Thriller

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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Catch Me Daddy: A Grim Ride Into the Reality of Honour Killing

On By C.H. NewellIn British Film, Daniel Wolfe, Film, Gary Lewis, Kate Dickie, Religion, Sameena Jabeen Ahmed, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI0_OxKu8DU Catch Me Daddy. 2014. Directed by Daniel Wolfe. Screenplay by Daniel & Matthew Wolfe. Starring Sameena Jabeen Ahmed, Connor McCarron, Gary Lewis, Barry Nunney, Adrian Hussain, Anwar Hussain, Ali Ahmad, Shoby Karman, Wasim Zakir, Nichola Burley, & Kate Dickie. Emu Films/Film4. Unrated. 110 minutes. Thriller ★★★★★ Does a film need to have a massive …

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Man Vs: Survivorman Meets Predator

On By C.H. NewellIn Chris Diamantopoulos, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBkQstwn6_s Man Vs. 2015. Directed by Adam Massey. Screenplay by Thomas Michael. Starring Chris Diamantopoulos, Chloe Bradt, Michael Cram, Kelly Fanson, Sam Kalilieh, Alex Karzis, Constantine Meglis, Drew Nelson, & Kate Ziegler. Darius Films. Unrated. 87 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★ When it comes to found footage, a film can often help itself by using a gimmick. …

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Hush: Flanagan and Siegel Offer a Quietly Unnerving Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Film, Horror, John Gallagher Jr, Kate Siegel, Mike Flanagan, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_P8WCbhC6s Hush. 2016. Directed by Mike Flanagan. Screenplay by Flanagan & Kate Siegel. Starring John Gallagher Jr, Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan, & Emma Graves. Intrepid Pictures/Blumhouse Productions. Rated R. 87 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★  I'm unabashedly a fan of Mike Flanagan. While a lot of people were blown away by his horror Oculus, as well …

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Will You Accept The Invitation?

On By C.H. NewellIn Emayatzy Corinealdi, Film, Horror, John Carroll Lynch, Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman, Psychological Thriller, Tammy Blanchard, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-mp77SZ_0M The Invitation. 2015. Directed by Karyn Kusama. Screenplay by Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Aiden Lovekamp, Michelle Krusiec, Mike Doyle, Jordi Vilasuso, Jay Larson, Marieh Delfino, Tammy Blanchard, Michael Huisman, Lindsay Burdge, John Carroll Lynch, Toby Huss, Danielle Camastra, Trish Gates, & Karl Yune. Gamechanger Films/Lege Artis/XYZ Films. Unrated. …

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation – A True Horror Turd

On By C.H. NewellIn 1994, Film, Horror, Kim Henkel, Matthew McConaughey, Renée Zellweger, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNsgi_n-hro Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation. 1994. Directed & Written by Kim Henkel. Starring Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perensky, Joe Stevens, Lisa Marie Newmyer, John Harrison, Tyler Shea Cone, James Gale, Chris Kilgore, & Vince Brock. Genre Pictures/Return Productions/Ultra Muchos Productions. Rated R. 93 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★  As an avid lover of …

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Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III – A Remnant of ’90s Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn 1990, Film, Jeff Burr, Kate Hodge, Leatherface, R.A. Mihailoff, Viggo MortensenLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY7n9IKerag Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. 1990. Directed by Jeff Burr. Screenplay by David J. Schow. Starring Kate Hodge, Ken Foree, R.A. Mihailoff, William Butler, Viggo Mortensen, Joe Unger, Tom Everett, Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Jennifer Banko, David Cloud, Beth DePatie, & Toni Hudson. Nicolas Entertainment. Rated R. 85 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★1/2 In the 1990s, I was …

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Put Off Developing The Girl in the Photographs

On By C.H. NewellIn Christy Carlson Romano, Crime, Film, Horror, Kal Penn, Katharine Isabelle, Mitch Pileggi, Nick Simon, Thriller, Wes CravenLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QJie9p9-jU The Girl in the Photographs. 2015. Directed by Nick Simon. Screenplay by Robert Morast, Osgood Perkins, & Simon. Starring Christy Carlson Romano, Katharine Isabelle, Claudia Lee, Kal Penn, Mitch Pileggi, Kenny Wormald, Eva Bourne, Toby Hemingway, Miranda Rae Mayo, Toby Levins, Autumn Kendrick, Luke Baines, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Oliver Seitz, & Corey Schmitt. Alghanim Entertainment. …

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