Passion and dedication drip through every frame of Dev Patel’s ferocious yet imperfect directorial debut, Monkey…
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Merry Christmas (2024) review – Shriram Raghavan explores the idea of executing ”A perfect murder” to craft an enticing murder mystery that Alfred Hitchcock would have appreciated
With Merry Christmas, director Sriram Raghavan investigates the idea of executing “A Perfect Murder” to craft…
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Eileen (2023) review – Thomasin McKenzie delivers a stellar performance in this deliciously twisted thriller
William Oldroyd’s deliciously twisted thriller, Eileen, mostly succeeds because of its assured direction, superb lead performances,…
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Kill Me Again (1989) review – Michael Madsen shines in this neo-noir thriller, which suffers from a lackluster final act
The noir genre, which peaked in popularity from 1941 to 1959, evolved and adapted to the…
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The Silent Partner (1978) review – A tightly scripted, swiftly placed crime thriller that never takes a wrong step
The Silent Partner, directed by Daryl Duke, is the kind of hidden gem that comes out…
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The Royal Hotel (2023) review – A tense, slow-burn psychological thriller set in the Australian outback
Kitty Green’s directorial debut feature film, The Assistant (2019), was an impressive claustrophobic psychological drama that…
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Ballerina (2023) review – A slick South Korean action thriller with a simple plot, a solid emotional core, and decent action sequences
Ballerina, written and produced by Lee Chung-Hyun, is a slick South Korean revenge action thriller that…
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The Equalizer 3 (2023) review – A well-executed action thriller hampered by its formulaic structure and a weak third act
The Equalizer 3, the final film in the trilogy based on the 1980s TV series of…
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Dead Calm (1989) review – Despite a few anxiety-inducing moments, the film falls short of the promise shown at the beginning
Dead Calm, an Australian psychological thriller directed by Phillip Noyce, contains a few anxiety-inducing moments but…
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Freeway (1996) review – Reese Witherspoon delivers a career-defining performance in the 90s version of “Little Red Riding Hood.”
Freeway is Matthew Bright’s version of the 17th-century European fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” Vanessa…
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