Ricochet, directed by Russell Mulcahy, is about a cat-and-mouse game between Los Angeles district attorney Nick…
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Thriller movies
‘Revenge’ (1990) review – An entertaining Tony Scott film marred by a mediocre screenplay and flat characterization
Revenge, Tony Scott’s fourth feature film, is an erotic thriller that is formulaic and predictable but…
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‘Holy Spider’ (2022) review – A gripping serial killer thriller that examines Iranian society and its treatment of women
Holy Spider begins in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city, when a man picks up sex workers in…
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The Killing of Two Lovers (2020) review: A suspenseful slow burn family drama
In the opening scene of The Killing of Two Lovers, a bewildered man stands over a…
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Sick (2022) review – John Hyams’s latest makes him the director to watch out for
John Hyams follows up the criminally underrated Alone (2020) with a slick slasher film called “Sick,”…
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‘The Crimson Rivers’ (2000) – Mathieu Kassovitz’s thriller will captivate and frustrate you at the same time
There are two sides to The Crimson Rivers. On the one hand, it has a ludicrous…
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The Nile Hilton Incident (2017) – A deftly crafted film about the country’s systematic corruption and moral deterioration.
The Nile Hilton Incident is an expertly written thriller that takes place in Cairo, Egypt, and…
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